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A township municipality in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation.
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Loyalist
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Usage: alt-of
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noun
A member of any specific loyalist faction, particularly
A person from the 13 Colonies on the eastern seaboard of North America who remained loyal to the British Empire during the American Revolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, historical
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Synonyms: Tory, Royalist, United Empire Loyalist
Antonyms: Patriot, Whig
noun
A member of any specific loyalist faction, particularly
Short for United Empire Loyalist, such colonists who migrated to Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, historical
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noun
A member of any specific loyalist faction, particularly
A person who supports Northern Ireland remaining loyal to the United Kingdom instead of eventually uniting with the Republic of Ireland, especially one who accepts or advocates violence for the cause.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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Antonyms: Republican
Broader terms: Orangeman, Orange
noun
a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stalwart
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Broader terms: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend
History
Capitalization of loyalist, q.v. As a Canadian settlement, in particular reference to the United Empire Loyalists.
From loyal + -ist. Piecewise doublet of legalist.
Across languages
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