Virginia

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U.S. state state of the United States

Virginia is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions, known for its pivotal role in American history, including being home to several early presidents and key Revolutionary and Civil War sites.

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Observed surface forms (15)

Surface form	Occurrences
Commonwealth of Virginia	136
Virginia, United States	10
VA	4
US-VA	3
state of Virginia	2
Commonwealth of Virginia (after retrocession)	1
Confederate state of Virginia	1
E.D. Va.	1
Government of Virginia	1
U.S. state of Virginia	1
Virginia (American Dad! setting)	1
Virginia (before 1863)	1
Virginia (former jurisdiction)	1
West Virginia	1
present-day Virginia	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. state ⓘ state of the United States ⓘ
admittedToUnion	1788-06-25 ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
bordersDistrict	District of Columbia ⓘ
bordersState	Kentucky ⓘ Maryland ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
capital	Richmond, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Richmond
capitalDuringCivilWar	Richmond, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Richmond
country	United States of America ⓘ
executiveHead	Governor of Virginia ⓘ
hasHistoricSite	Appomattox Court House, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Appomattox Court House Jamestown ⓘ Monticello ⓘ Mount Vernon, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Mount Vernon Williamsburg ⓘ Yorktown ⓘ
hasMajorMilitaryInstallation	Naval Station Norfolk ⓘ Pentagon ⓘ
hasMountainRange	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ surface form: Blue Ridge Mountains
hasNationalPark	Shenandoah National Park ⓘ
hasRegion	Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
hasRiver	James River ⓘ Potomac River ⓘ Rappahannock River ⓘ Shenandoah River ⓘ
hasScenicRoad	Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
homeOfPresident	George Washington ⓘ James Madison ⓘ James Monroe ⓘ John Tyler ⓘ Thomas Jefferson ⓘ William Henry Harrison ⓘ Woodrow Wilson ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ
ISOCode	Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: US-VA
largestCity	Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States ⓘ surface form: Virginia Beach
largestMetropolitanArea	Washington metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area
legislature	Virginia General Assembly ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic Southern United States ⓘ surface form: Southeastern United States
locatedOnContinent	North America ⓘ
motto	Sic semper tyrannis ⓘ
namedAfter	Elizabeth I of England ⓘ surface form: Queen Elizabeth I of England
nickname	Mother of Presidents ⓘ Old Dominion ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
postalAbbreviation	Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: VA
ratified	United States Constitution ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
wasCapitalOf	Confederate States of America ⓘ
wasColonyOf	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ

Referenced by (958)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aquia Creek area → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Aquia Creek sandstone → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Aquia Harbour, Virginia → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Arlington Estate → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Arlington Ridge → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Arlington campus → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Arlington, Virginia → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Ashburn → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Ashburn, Virginia

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Aurora Highlands → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Bailey's Crossroads → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Ballston → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Battle of the Bulge Memorial → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Belle Grove Plantation, Virginia → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Blake House → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Blue Ridge Parkway → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Bluefield, Virginia → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Boeing Aviation Hangar → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Braddock Road station → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Brawner Farm → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Broad Run station → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Bull Run Mountains → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Bull Run watershed → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Burke Centre VRE station → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Burke Lake Park → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

CSX RF&P Subdivision → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Campbell County, Virginia → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Capital One Hall → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Capital One Tower → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Center for the Study of Race and Law → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Central Virginia → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Centreville → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Chantilly plantation → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Chantilly → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Chantilly, Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Chesapeake Bay → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Christ Church (Alexandria) → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Chrysler Museum of Art → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Church Street Historic District → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

City of Fairfax, Virginia (independent city, county seat location) → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: City of Fairfax, Virginia

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Civil War Unknowns Monument → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Clarendon Boulevard → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Clarendon, Arlington → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Colonial National Historical Park → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Concourse A → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Concourse A Station → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Concourse B Station → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Concourse C → locatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia