West Virginia
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West Virginia
- /ˈwɛst vɚˈdʒɪn.jə/ US
Where it comes from
From being formed (during the American Civil War) from the western counties of the state of Virginia, which wanted to remain loyal to the Union and set up a rival government to the Confederate state government in Richmond.
proper noun
- A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Charleston. The dyes portion of the West Virginia law will be enacted in schools beginning August 1. Then the dyes portion and the section on butylated hydroxyanisole and propylparaben will take effect statewide on January 1, 2028.
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name US state
| Español | Virginia Occidental |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 웨스트버지니아 Weseuteubeojinia |
| 日本語 | ウェストバージニア Wesuto Bājinia |
| 中文 | 西維吉尼亞 /西维吉尼亚 Xī-Wéijíníyà |
| हिन्दी | वेस्ट वर्जीनिया vesṭ varjīniyā, पश्चिमी वर्जीनिया paścimī varjīniyā |
| Português | Virgínia Ocidental |
| Français | Virginie-Occidentale |
| Deutsch | West Virginia |
| Italiano | Virginia Occidentale |
| Ελληνικά | Δυτική Βιρτζίνια Dytikí Virtzínia |
| Română | Virginia de Vest |
| Русский | За́падная Вирджи́ния Západnaja Virdžínija |
| العربية | فِيرْجِينْيَا اَلْغَرْبِيَّة firjīnyā l-ḡarbiyya |
Talk about this word "West Virginia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/west%20virginia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. West Virginia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/west%20virginia "West Virginia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/west%20virginia.Cite this
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title = {West Virginia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/west%20virginia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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