West Virginian

English

Etymology

From West Virginia +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛst və˞ˈd͡ʒɪnjən/

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Adjective

West Virginian (not comparable)

1. Of, or pertaining to, West Virginia or its culture.
   • 1985 December 14, Maida Tilchen, Gay Community News, volume 13, number 22, page 8:

     Karen Mackay's Annie Oakley Rides Again is another explicitly lesbian album. It's sprightly, low-key bluegrass in style, befitting Mackay's West Virginian roots, but has a strange, sad tone to it, perhaps because the album was inspired by the sudden death of Mackay's friend.

Noun

West Virginian (plural West Virginians)

1. A native or resident of the state of West Virginia in the United States of America.

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