Blighty
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Blighty
noun \ˈblī-tē\Definition of BLIGHTY
chiefly British : one's native land (as England)
See Origin of BLIGHTY
modification of Hindi & Urdu bilātī foreign, English, alteration of vilāyatī, from vilāyat province, realm, country beyond India, from Persian, dominion, province, from Arabic wilāya
First Known Use: 1915
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