Virginia before 1776, e.g. Crossword Clue

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Virginia before 1776, e.g. Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
2. a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state’s system of government

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

VIRGINIA (noun)
1. a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
2. a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
BEFORE (adverb)
1. earlier in time; previously
2. at or in the front

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