Meaning of VA in English

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Noun
VA
Definitions
1. a state in the eastern United States
Examples
- « one of the original 13 colonies »
- « one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War »
2. the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans
Examples
- « created in 1989 »

Famous quotes

« I didn't know my dad for a long time. My dad was on drugs and my dad was at the VA Hospital, my dad was off in his own world selling drugs or using them or there would be crack heads in the house or whatever it would be. »
Shia LaBeouf
« Any veteran can tell you it is already hard enough to see a doctor down at the VA and get the health care they were promised when they signed up to serve this country. »
Nick Lampson
« With more than 1,300 sites of care, VA operates the largest integrated health care system in the county. »
Bob Filner
« My mom, God rest her soul - she liked nicknames. In the womb she named me Skip. There was another black guy in Piedmont, W.Va., and his name was Skip. They called him Big Skip, and I was Little Skip. »
Henry Louis Gates
« Yes, there is a story about Agent Orange, and we knew that it harmed our troops and we knew how long it was to get the medical community to accept that, the military to accept it, the VA to accept it. »
Christopher Shays