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Old Dominion
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Etymology
Perhaps from the former designation of the colony as the Colony and Dominion of Virginia.
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Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Old Dominion
en @official nickname for:Virginia state c/USA ; originally the nickname given by Charles II of England to the Colony of Virginia. from c. 1650
en Colin Woodard 17 American nations New York Penguin 2011 978-1-101-54445-7 Attracted by better soils, cheap and properly surveyed land, and easier access to markets, hundreds of thousands fled Virginia in the first half of the nineteenth century, causing the Old Dominion to cease to be the most populous state in the Union.
Related terms
Colony and Dominion of Virginia c. 1700
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