Old Dominion

== English == === Etymology === Perhaps from the former designation of the colony as the Colony and Dominion of Virginia. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Old Dominion Official nickname for Virginia: a state of the United States; originally the nickname given by Charles II of England to the Colony of Virginia. [from c. 1650] ==== Related terms ==== Colony and Dominion of Virginia [c. 1700] === References === Old Dominion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “Old Dominion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.