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Thread #165776 Message #3980531
Posted By: Jim Carroll
06-Mar-19 - 09:57 AM
Thread Name: BS: Irish V Irish V British & the Famine
Subject: RE: BS: Irish V Irish V British & the Famine
Two definitions, byt the way - the historical one and the one in modern usage From The Collins dictionary Jim
noun 1. (esp in the 19th century) a person opposed to the extension of the British Empire 2. British informal a person who perceives most foreign influences on Britain's culture and institutions as damaging or insidious