Definition of Old north state

1. Noun. A state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Old North State

Old Japanese
Old Javanese
Old Korean
Old Latin
Old Line State
Old London Town
Old Low Franconian
Old Maid
Old Marlburian
Old Master
Old Masters
Old Nick
Old Norman
Old Norse
Old North French
Old North State
Old Northern French
Old Norwegian
Old Occitan
Old Persian
Old Picard
Old Portuguese
Old Provençal
Old Prussian
Old Red Sandstone
Old Right
Old Russian
Old Saxon
Old Scandinavian
Old Scratch

Literary usage of Old north state

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1910)
"THE old north state A TOAST By MRS. LEONORA MONTEIRO MARTIN [Written for a banquet of the North Carolina Society of Richmond, Virginia, May 20, 1904. ..."

2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1864)
"Defend, defend, the old North State forever, Defend, defend, the good old North State. Oh ! think of the maidens, the wives, and the mothers ; Flv ye to the ..."

3. A Picture of the Desolated States, and the Work of Restoration, 1865-1868 by John Townsend Trowbridge (1868)
"A GLIMPSE OF THE old north state. THE next day I entered North Carolina. Almost immediately on crossing the State line, a change of scene was perceptible. ..."

4. William Winston Seaton of the "National Intelligencer".: A Biographical Sketch by Josephine Seaton (1871)
"... a responsible one at this party crisis ; for in the solid " old north state," as in Virginia, politics at this period moved all men to unwonted passion, ..."

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