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Virginian

American  
[ver-jin-yuhn] / vərˈdʒɪn jən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the state of Virginia.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Virginia.

virginian British  
/ vəˈdʒɪnɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Virginia or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Virginia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Virginian

First recorded in 1625–35; Virgini(a) + -an

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At the Virginian, a dimly lit dive bar with dollar bills plastered to the wall, bartender Joshua Roche was pouring beers Thursday for a rowdy group that included one active-duty and two retired Marines.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2026

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

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

Lee is fifty-eight years old, a tall, rugged Virginian with a silver beard and formal air.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

Among many others we may particularise the fragrant white-flowered alyssum, the blue, dark purple, spotted, and white varieties of nemophila, white and pink virginian stock, and the large yellow buttercup-like flowered limnanthes.

From Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

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