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West Virginia

state of the E U.S., northwest of Va.: admitted, 1863; 24,078 sq mi (62,361 sq km); pop. 1,808,000; cap. Charleston: abbrev. WV or WVa

Etymology: see Virginia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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