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Definition of Old Colony
1. Noun. A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies.
Geographical relationships: Concord, Lexington, Lexington And Concord
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa, New England
Terms within: Bean Town, Beantown, Boston, Capital Of Massachusetts, Hub Of The Universe, Cambridge, Concord, Gloucester, Lexington, Medford, Pittsfield, Springfield, Worcester, Cape Ann, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Canal, Plymouth, Salem, Williamstown, Berkshire Hills, Berkshires, Charles, Charles River, Housatonic, Housatonic River, Merrimack, Merrimack River, Taconic Mountains
Lexicographical Neighbors of Old Colony
Literary usage of Old Colony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library, the School and the Child by Ralph Lester Power, John Whitehall Emery (1917)
"Old Colony Trust Company Library The library of the Old Colony Trust Company ...
The only claim made for the Old Colony Library is that it serves a purpose ..."
2. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1908)
"Rept. in favor of permitting Old Colony RR to extend line into Boston; ...
Rept of bd. of comrs. re. changes in train service on Old Colony RR system since ..."
3. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1892)
"Old Colony HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Taunton, Massachusetts, Thursday, Oct. 15, 1891.—A
quarterly meeting was held this afternoon, the president, Rev. ..."
4. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William B. Dana (1850)
"THE Old Colony RAILROAD Ш MASSACHUSETTS. The Superintendent, J. II. ... The Old
Colony Line and its branches, ( the Dorchester and Milton, South Shore, ..."
5. Pilgrim Memorials, and Guide to Plymouth: With a Lithographic Map and Eight by William Shaw Russell (1855)
"Old Colony Day. First Celebration of the Landing of our Forefathers. ... The Old
Colony Club, agreeably to a vote passed the 18th instant, ..."
6. American Ballads and Songs by Louise Pound (1922)
"116 IN GOOD Old Colony TIMES In good old colony times, where we lived under the
King, Three roguish chaps fell into mishaps Because they could not sing. ..."
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