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Old Dominion

noun

  1. the state of Virginia (used as a nickname).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Old Dominion1

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

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Example Sentences

The Old Dominion is now a national bellwether, and the GOP is looking like anything but a national party.

In the Old Dominion, McAuliffe defeated Ken Cuccinelli with a mere plurality of votes after having trailed throughout the evening.

One of the most controversial issues in the Old Dominion is transportation.

It was a shock when the Old Dominion State voted Obama in 2008, making him the first Democrat to win there since LBJ.

It voted for President Obama by 11,500 votes in 2008 - making him the first Democrat to win the Old Dominion State since LBJ.

Col. Moore, a veteran politician of the Old Dominion, was a most pleasant and affable gentleman, and a great lisper withal.

On both sides of the house they were slaveholders, as most of the citizens of the Old Dominion are and have been.

I was born in the Old Dominion, my parents were born in Virginia, and they and their antecedents were all slaveholders.

Two persons sat in the parlor of a handsome house situated in a pleasant street of the capital of our Old Dominion.

Being compelled to take sides, the Old Dominion naturally cast her lot with her Southern sisters.

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