Virginian
[ver-jin-yuh n]
- of or relating to the state of Virginia.
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- a native or inhabitant of Virginia.
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Origin of Virginian
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Contemporary Examples
The small landholders,” Jefferson wrote to his fellow Virginian James Madison, “are the most precious part of a state.
This law insured that any African brought to Virginian shores would be enslaved.
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“I wanted to fight the NRA by mobilizing people,” the 48-year-old Virginian told me.
The 47-year-old Virginian has assiduously created an identity for himself as face of the new Republican guard.
Historical Examples
Paul's ancestors were from Connecticut, Philip's father was a Virginian.
About 1790 he left his Virginian farm and emigrated with his family to Kentucky.
I am a Virginian, and no d—d Yankee—does anybody want to fight me?'
Shoulder-StrapsHenry Morford
"I do not know," answered the young Virginian girl, with strange coolness and candor.
Shoulder-StrapsHenry Morford
"You should have come in time, then, and seen the eclipse," said the Virginian.
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Virginian
- of or relating to Virginia or its inhabitants
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- a native or inhabitant of Virginia
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