- a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic coast; pop. 7,769, 089 (est. 2008); capital, Richmond. It was the site of the first permanent European settlement in North America in 1607, and was named in honour of Elizabeth I, the 'Virgin Queen'. It was one of the original thirteen states of the Union (1788).弗吉尼亚（美国东部濒临大西洋的一个州, 2008年估计人口7,769, 089, 首府里士满; 是1607年欧洲人在北美的第一个永久定居点, 为纪念“童贞女王”伊丽莎白一世而命名, 是美国建国13个州之一 [1788]）。
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