Virginian

Resident of Richmond

Virginian designates a person from or resident of Virginia, one of the original thirteen American colonies and now a U.S. state.

As an adjective, it describes things relating to Virginia: Virginian hospitality, Virginian history.

The term carries historical weight given Virginia's prominent role in early American history, producing eight U.S. presidents including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

She's a proud Virginian who traces her family back to colonial times.

geographic

Shenandoah

Appalachian river and park

Blue RidgeAppalachian subrange in the East
AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
Chesapeake BayMid-Atlantic tidal estuary

Piedmont · Tidewater · Potomac · Richmond · Norfolk · Roanoke · Arlington · Williamsburg · Lynchburg · Alexandria

colonial

Jamestown

First permanent English settlement

PowhatanVirginia Algonquian confederation
settlersThose who establish homes
colonistsSettlers in new territory

Pocahontas · tobacco · plantation · indentured · charter · Williamsburg · gentry · Tidewater · frontier · mercantilism

historical

Founding Fathers

Revolutionary-era American statesmen

Thomas JeffersonThird American president
MonticelloVirginia presidential estate
Mount VernonFirst president's residence

George Washington · Patrick Henry · antebellum · Confederacy · secession · Appomattox · Robert E. Lee · Stonewall Jackson · slavery · reconstruction

cultural

Commonwealth

Association of sovereign states

Old DominionVirginia's traditional nickname
HokiesVirginia Tech athletes
hamCured pig thigh

peanuts · oysters · bluegrass · country · hospitality · gentility · drawl · accent · manners · tradition

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Shenandoah

Jamestown

Founding Fathers

Commonwealth

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