West Virginian

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West Virginian

  • /ˈwɛst vɚˈd͡ʒɪnjən/ US

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From West Virginia + -an.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, or pertaining to, West Virginia or its culture. 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 Virginians

  1. A native or resident of the state of West Virginia in the United States of America. Another order called for the termination of all Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, or DEI, initiatives from state-run institutions, something Morrisey said he believes will protect West Virginians from racial and gender discrimination — especially “inappropriate” preferential treatment for certain gro

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"West Virginian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/west%20virginian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{west_virginian_2026,
  title = {West Virginian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/west%20virginian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}