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Little Englander

Little Englander noun: a bigoted, xenophobic, and nationalistic English person.

Noun

Little Englander (plural Little Englanders)

  1. (UK, derogatory, modern) A bigoted, xenophobic, and nationalistic English person.
  2. (UK, derogatory, modern) Someone unaware of the world outside England.
  3. (UK, archaic) Someone who advocated an end to the British Empire.

Forms of Little Englander

pluralLittle Englanders

Questions about Little Englander

What does Little Englander mean?
Little Englander means a bigoted, xenophobic, and nationalistic English person.
What part of speech is Little Englander?
Little Englander is a noun.
What is the plural of Little Englander?
The plural of Little Englander is Little Englanders.

Words near Little Englander in the dictionary

  1. Little Elbow
  2. little emperor
  3. little emperor syndrome
  4. little emperors
  5. Little England beyond Wales
  6. Little Englander
  7. Little Englanderism
  8. Little Englanders
  9. Little Englandish
  10. Little Englandism
  11. Little Falls

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