East Virginia

Proper noun

East Virginia

1. A hypothetical U.S. state that would be east of and analogous to West Virginia.
   • While she will want to convince the judge that the court has jurisdiction because no other state has jurisdiction under the jurisdictional tests of the UCCJEA or the UCCJA, whichever happens to be the applicable custody jurisdiction statute of the state of East Virginia, this should fail if she is...2006, Mark E. Sullivan, The Military Divorce Handbook, →ISBN
   • Question 1: The State Occupational Health and Safety Board of East Virginia recently issued regulations valid under its statutory mandate requiring that all employers in the state provide ionizing air purification systems for all employee work.2008, Barbri bar review: practice questions : multistate testing, →ISBN
2. (humorous) Virginia, when treated analogically to West Virginia.
   • Sorry. I do compose electronic music (more toward ambient or trance) here in East Virginia.2000 February 2, Michael Erwin <merwin@ipass.net>, “Electronic Music in West Virginia?”, in alt.west-virginia (Usenet), retrieved 20 May 2017
   • Of course, my own East Virginia is currently songless. "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" was ousted a few years ago, after a long political battle.2002 July 11, Guv Bob <snuffynlowezy@aol.compost>, “Anybody know the state song of West Virginia?”, in alt.appalachian (Usenet), retrieved 20 May 2017