Old Dominion
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from the former designation of the colony as the Colony and Dominion of Virginia.
Proper noun
[edit]- The nickname given by Charles II of England to the Colony of Virgina, now the official nickname for the state of Virginia in the United States of America [from c. 1650]
Related terms
[edit]- Colony and Dominion of Virginia [c. 1700]
References
[edit]- Old Dominion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “Old Dominion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.