2006-12-08 12:12:43 · 7 answers · asked by <3TIFFIE<3 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Virginia
“Old Dominion State” Charles II of England quartered the arms of Virginia on his shield in 1663, thus adding Virginia to his dominions of France, Ireland and Scotland. Called the “Mother State” because it was the first state to be colonized.
Old Dominion
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Old Dominion has the following meanings:
* A nickname for the U.S. State of Virginia
* A nickname for the Virginia school, Old Dominion University
* Amtrak's former Old Dominion passenger train
* The name of a brewing company in Virginia, Old Dominion Brewing Company
* "Old Dominion", a song by Avail from their 2000 album One Wrench
2006-12-08 20:47:59 · answer #1 · answered by not_so_little_black_dress 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is also a University.
Old Dominion University (ODU) is a university located in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. ODU awarded its first bachelor's degrees in 1956 and became an independent institution in 1962.
The university was recently named one of the best colleges in the Southeast by The Princeton Review.
Located in historic Norfolk, Va., the 188 acres of the Old Dominion University campus stretch from the Elizabeth River to the Lafayette River. Although situated in a metropolitan setting, the University offers a small-college look and feel, with tree-lined walkways, a mix of old and new buildings, and colorful gardens and ponds. Founded in 1930 as a division of the College of William and Mary, Old Dominion has grown into its own over the years and is now one of only 101 public universities with a Carnegie/Doctoral Research-Extensive distinction.
2006-12-08 20:22:46 · answer #2 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's another name for the state of Virginia. I don't know the origin, but I'm from Virginia and about a thousand years ago when I was a highly uninterested kid in school, we were told it had something to do with some guy who got sent to Virginia (his old dominion?) from England I think. He never got there because he died along the way. I never heard that story anyplace else.
2006-12-08 20:19:30 · answer #3 · answered by Mike D. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the best of my knowledge, The Old Dominion is referring to Virginia.
2006-12-08 20:15:25 · answer #4 · answered by mihalicmj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends upon how it is being said or asked. For me it may mean..."a way of life from long ago" " a kind of governance ages back from the present civilization"...or it may simply mean the obsolete ways of mankind.
2006-12-08 23:05:20 · answer #5 · answered by dimma59 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not really sure myself, sorry
2006-12-08 20:16:01 · answer #6 · answered by Mimi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why?
2006-12-08 20:14:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋