Virginian

[ver-jin-yuhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to the state of Virginia.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Virginia.

Other Word Forms

• non-Virginian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Virginian¹

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

Example Sentences

She played drums in several local bands after moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, in the mid-’90s, and her debut album, 1997’s “The Virginian,” was half covers.

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He and other West Virginians are following what happens to the bill in Congress.

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“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.

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As far as some Virginians were concerned, he was also an integrationist carpetbagger.

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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.

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