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Definition of Capital of Virginia
1. Noun. Capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
Generic synonyms: State Capital
Group relationships: Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Va, Virginia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capital Of Virginia
Literary usage of Capital of Virginia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Virginia and Virginians: Eminent Virginians ... History of Virginia from by Robert Alonzo Brock, Virgil Anson Lewis (1888)
"THE capital of Virginia BECOMES THE CAPITAL OF THE CONFEDERACY. In the meantime
the seat of government of the Confederacy had been transferred from ..."
2. A New Primary Geography by David M. Warren (1886)
"Name the capital of Maryland. Where Is Baltimore? Name the capital of Virginia.
On what river is it? What city of Virginia is on the Potomac River? ..."
3. Colton and Fitch's Introductory School Geography: Illustrated by Twenty Maps by George William Fitch, George Woolworth Colton (1863)
"Lg, Rd. Which of these is the capital of Virginia ? Rd. What town near the mouth
of James River ? ..."
4. Manual of Geography: Combined with History and Astronomy by James Monteith (1864)
"Cities in the southeastern part of Virginia? is the capital of Virginia?
River between West Virginia and Ohio? River flows northwest into the Ohio? ..."
5. ... New Complete Geography by Matthew Fontaine Maury (1906)
"It became the capital of Virginia in 1779, and was also the capital of the
Confederacy from 1861 to I1-' Near it are some of the most famous battlefields of ..."
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