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Meaning of Old Dominion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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