ROVA
n.— «There just wasn’t one in what people call “ROVA” [rest of Virginia].» —“A helping hand: Angel investors help startup companies” by Angela Manese-Lee Roanoke Times Nov. 3, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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