Perfidious Albion
Perfidious Albion proper noun: the United Kingdom, seen as a country that is manipulative, deceptive, or treacherous on the international stage.
Proper noun (1)
Perfidious Albion
- The United Kingdom, seen as a country that is manipulative, deceptive, or treacherous on the international stage.
- Vice-President Dick Cheney viewed the move by Britain—“perfidious Albion,” as he put it—as “a stab in the back,” according to a former senior intelligence official.2009 March 30, Dick Cheney, quotee, “Albion, I stab at thee”, in The Economist, →ISSN
Proper noun (2) capitalized: perfidious Albion
perfidious Albion
- Alternative letter-case form of Perfidious Albion.
Perfidious Albion meaning in Persian
Perfidious Albion in Persian
- pejorative phrase referring to the United Kingdom
- انگلیس پرتدلیس engelis-e por-tadlis, انگلیس پرتلبیس engelis-e por-tablis
Origin of Perfidious Albion
Calque of French perfide Albion. First coined by French poet and playwright Augustin Louis de Ximénès at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Questions about Perfidious Albion
- What does Perfidious Albion mean?
- Perfidious Albion means the United Kingdom, seen as a country that is manipulative, deceptive, or treacherous on the international stage.
- What is Perfidious Albion in Persian?
- Perfidious Albion in Persian is انگلیس پرتدلیس (engelis-e por-tadlis), انگلیس پرتلبیس (engelis-e por-tablis). See Perfidious Albion meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is Perfidious Albion?
- Perfidious Albion is a proper noun.
Words near Perfidious Albion in the dictionary
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