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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

バージニア

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Bājinia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Virginia/vərˈdʒɪn.jə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #850 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"バージニア州はアメリカの歴史において重要な場所です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A state in the eastern United States, located on the Atlantic coast, known for its rich colonial history and as one of the original thirteen colonies.

    "They took a road trip to visit the historic sites in Virginia."
  2. 2

    A female given name derived from the Latin word for maiden.

    "Virginia Woolf was a prominent modernist writer of the 20th century."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin adjective 'virginus' (maidenly), the name was coined by Sir Walter Raleigh and given by Queen Elizabeth I (the 'Virgin Queen') in the late 16th century to the region of North America explored by his expedition. Over time, it transitioned from a royal geographical designation to become one of the foundational states of the United States.

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