Blighty

noun

Definition of Blightynext
chiefly British
as in country

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Recent Examples of Blighty Back in Blighty, the nearby city of Chichester is also a must-visit, with its Roman and Anglo-Saxon remnants, great shopping facilities, and its historic cathedral in the centre. — Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026 Still, Bateman is a literary character that fits the bill for our times, especially, sad to say, in the United States, and even here in Blighty. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025 The scene plays out like a Blighty version of A Few Good Men, with Dalton in the Tom Cruise role, deftly provoking Livingston into a confession. — Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025 This suggests affection for Scorsese’s western ran wide but not deep among the Blighty contingent, consistent with their history of only embracing films about America’s racial ills when they’re directed by Brits. — Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024 According to The Associated Press, more than 29,000 people have hit the shores of Blighty this year on small boats, after over 46,000 last year. — Adam Shaw, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023 Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty. — Vulture, 1 Nov. 2023 To really hammer home how far old Blighty has come, Netflix cut a trailer with voice over by Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton as every version of Queen Elizabeth II the show has deployed. — Vulture, 9 Oct. 2023
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  1. country
  2. hometown
  3. roots
Noun
  • On foreign policy, Lula has worked to boost the political influence of countries in the Global South as a founding member of the BRICS group, a grouping of major emerging economies that includes Brazil, China, Russia, India and South Africa.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Elon Musk, who has spent more than four hundred million dollars on Republican campaigns this election cycle, slowed Ukraine’s access to his Starshield satellite network, leaving that country more vulnerable to Russian attacks.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of country
Noun
  • After nearly 14 years representing the 84th District in the Illinois House, the Oswego resident has filed her petition to run for village trustee in her hometown in next spring’s election.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Over 44,000 fans swarmed Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham, England, and watched groups like Metallica, Mastodon, Slayer, and Guns N’ Roses bid a musical farewell to Osbourne in the Villa Park stadium.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of hometown
Noun
  • Erika, 16, is a third-generation Japanese-Brazilian who feels like an outsider in the country she was born in and wants nothing to do with her family’s roots.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Cheesecake Factory The Cheesecake Factory's roots were in Beverly Hills, California, where David Overton opened the first restaurant in 1978 to showcase his mother Evelyn's cheesecakes.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of roots

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