First recorded in 1625–35; Virgini(a) + -an
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While putting herself through college, she discovered that a Virginian could legally sell up to six cars a year without a business license.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025
“We’re the Wall Street of the data centre industry,” says Ms Bolthouse, who is a director of local Virginian charity and campaign group Piedmont Environmental Council.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024
Van Buren, meanwhile, aimed to portray Harrison, a Virginian, as an unsophisticated “country squire” who lived in a log cabin and drank hard cider, Kraig said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024
The former coach, a native West Virginian, is a longtime friend of retiring Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and endorsed him in his 2018 reelection.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2024
Like her fellow West Virginian John Henry, the steel-driving man who faced off against the steam hammer, Katherine Johnson would soon be asked to match her wits against the prowess of the electronic computer.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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