West Virginian
Appalachian state resident
A West Virginian is a person from West Virginia, the only U.S. state formed by seceding from a Confederate state during the Civil War.
As an adjective, it describes things relating to the state: West Virginian coal mines, the West Virginian accent.
The state's mountainous terrain has shaped a distinct Appalachian identity.
Southern Atlantic port city
- HuntingtonCity in West Virginia
- MorgantownNorthern West Virginia city
- WheelingAppalachian river municipality
- ParkersburgWest Virginia municipality
Martinsburg · Fairmont · Lewisburg · Bridgeport · Mountaineer · Harpers Ferry · Potomac
Acoustic Appalachian folk music
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- old-timeOf a past era
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
folklore · moonshine · storytelling · clogging · ballads · quilting · holler · creek
Ore extractors
- black lungCoal dust respiratory disease
- coal seamUnderground fuel deposit layer
- mining townsSettlements near extraction sites
- unionJoining into one
tipple · company store · bituminous · extraction · underground · shaft · reclamation · mineral rights
Sovereign state or territory
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- small-townLimited local outlook
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- backwoodsRemote, undeveloped rural area
rustic · countryside · farming · agriculture · barnyard · acreage · village · provincial
Charleston
Southern Atlantic port city
- HuntingtonCity in West Virginia
- MorgantownNorthern West Virginia city
- WheelingAppalachian river municipality
Parkersburg · Martinsburg · Fairmont · Lewisburg · Bridgeport · Mountaineer · Harpers Ferry · Potomac
bluegrass
Acoustic Appalachian folk music
heritage · folklore · moonshine · storytelling · clogging · ballads · quilting · holler · creek · whittling
miners
Ore extractors
- black lungCoal dust respiratory disease
- coal seamUnderground fuel deposit layer
- mining townsSettlements near extraction sites
union · tipple · company store · bituminous · extraction · underground · shaft · reclamation · mineral rights · headlamp
country
Sovereign state or territory
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- small-townLimited local outlook
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
backwoods · rustic · countryside · farming · agriculture · barnyard · acreage · village · provincial · tillage
ridges
Narrow elevated formations
- hollowsSunken areas, indentations
- valleysLow areas between hills
- foothillsLow elevations below mountains
Alleghenies · gorge · terrain · highlands · summits · peaks · escarpment · rugged · elevation · forested
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
West VirginianVirginian
Old Dominion native
Hawaiian · Alaskan · Confederate · Californian · New Yorker
West VirginianNew Yorker
Resident of a major metropolis
Californian · Bostonian · cosmopolitan · urbanite · coastal elite
West VirginianNew Yorker
Resident of a major metropolis
Manhattanite · Connecticuter · San Franciscan · Bostonian · Washingtonian
West, Virginia, Virginian, west, western, westerly, westward, westerner, westernmost