Virginia

Oznaczający

1. A state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia.
2. 1622 [1620], “Mayflower Compact”, in Purchas His Pilgrimes, page 313
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4. A former colony that was a part of the British Empire
5. 50 Virginia, a main belt asteroid.
6. A female given name from Latin.
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Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/

Etymologia

From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.

Zdania

He appears to have been taken prisoner at Yorktown , Virginia and returned to Britain .