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Virginia Beach

American  

noun

  1. a town in SE Virginia.

Virginia Beach British  

noun

  1. a city and resort in SE Virginia, on the Atlantic. Pop: 439 467 (2003 est)

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McGhee, who has been living alone in Virginia Beach, Va., for the past eight months while her husband is at sea, regularly sends him handwritten letters and care packages.

From The Wall Street Journal

When I used to live in Virginia Beach, there used to be bad things about me in the newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times

Dominion’s wind farm off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va., was one of five leases the Interior Department said it paused External link.

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Dominion’s wind farm off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va., was one of five leases the Interior Department said it paused External link.

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It also will upgrade the power grid External link for the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach.

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