Virginia

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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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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

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this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
MCSC locatedIn Virginia
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this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
Mason District locatedIn Virginia
Mather Gorge locatedIn Virginia
Matthews Hill locatedIn Virginia
McLean House locatedIn Virginia
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
Merrifield locatedIn Virginia
NVTC locatedIn Virginia
Natural Bridge locatedIn Virginia
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
Oakton locatedIn Virginia
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
Old Town locatedIn Virginia
subject surface form: Old Town (Alexandria, Virginia)
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia