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virginian

/vɚˈd͡ʒɪnjən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
vir-gini-an
IPA
/vɚˈd͡ʒɪnjən/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or pertaining to, Virginia or its culture.

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Virgin(ia) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Virginian From Virgin(ia) + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /vɚˈd͡ʒɪnjən/
  • British English: /vəˈd͡ʒɪnjən/

Inflected Forms

Virginians (plural)

Phrases

Virginian creeper Virginian pennywort West Virginian

Frequently Paired Words

West Virginian

Rhymes With

opinion dominion minion pinion binion kinyon kinion abyssinian minyan

Questions

How do you pronounce virginian?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɚˈd͡ʒɪnjən/.
What does virginian mean?
Of, or pertaining to, Virginia or its culture.
Where does virginian come from?
Etymology tree English Virgin(ia) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Virginian From Virgin(ia) + -ian.

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