blighty

Speech parts

1. blighty - Noun

2. Blighty - Proper noun

Meaning

a slang term for Great Britain used by British troops serving abroad

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

british albion english Britain fatherland home country land homeland motherland nation native domestic Anglia britannia

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Antonyms

city alien nations foreign countries alien lands far away land faraway countries

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Hypernyms

Britain Great Britain United Kingdom U.K. UK United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Examples

On Tuesday I leave for Blighty, and because I will be at the Harrogate Crimewriting Festival (in beautiful north Yorkshire), I will not be posting next week. Source: Internet

Sure, it might seem like a great idea when you're in Benidorm, but when you get back to Blighty and realise that you're from Plymouth and they're from Aberdeen, the problems will begin to set in sooner rather than later. Source: Internet

As for us, back in Blighty, we are at the start of an epochal battle for the future of our nation. Source: Internet

Back at MI7's London HQ, English finds the Blighty secret-service agency has a new CEO. Source: Internet

I am finally back in good ole Blighty (Britain for the non-British) and I need another vacation to get over my vacation! Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

blighting blightingly blightscape Blighty bag Blighty one blighty wound