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Orangemen's Day

Orangemen's Day proper noun: a primarily Ulster Protestant celebration held on 12 July, celebrating the Glorious Revolution (1688) and victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (1690), which ensured a Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland.

Proper noun

Orangemen's Day

  1. A primarily Ulster Protestant celebration held on 12 July, celebrating the Glorious Revolution (1688) and victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (1690), which ensured a Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland.
    Synonyms:
    Twelfth

Synonyms of Orangemen's Day

Questions about Orangemen's Day

What does Orangemen's Day mean?
Orangemen's Day means a primarily Ulster Protestant celebration held on 12 July, celebrating the Glorious Revolution (1688) and victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (1690), which ensured a Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland.
What part of speech is Orangemen's Day?
Orangemen's Day is a proper noun.

Words near Orangemen's Day in the dictionary

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  2. orangelos
  3. orangely
  4. Orangeman
  5. Orangemen
  6. Orangemen's Day
  7. orangeness
  8. orangepill
  9. orangepilled
  10. orangepilling
  11. orangepills

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