Etymology

Old Dominion

Today it means: Official nickname for Virginia: a state of the United States; originally the nickname given by Charles II of England to the Colony of Virginia. Full definition →

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The story

Perhaps from the former designation of the colony as the Colony and Dominion of Virginia.

First known use, by meaning

  • from c. 1650 Official nickname for Virginia: a state of the United States; originally the nickname given by Charles II of England to the Colony of Virginia.

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