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pro-British

British  

adjective

  1. in favour of or supporting Britain, its people, culture, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nominally pro-British, these marauders were not picky about their prey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

He adds that there was a "pro-British sentiment built in", particularly amid the backdrop of the White Australia policy that had formalised the restriction of non-white immigration since 1901, while enabling Brits to relocate.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023

To many of Northern Ireland’s pro-British unionists, many of whom are Protestant, it feels as if their identity is under threat.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021

Unionists there celebrate their identity by painting road edgings in the red, white and blue of the British flag or erecting pro-British murals.

From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2020

Remember James Rivington, the New York Tory who printed the pro-British Gazette and spied for Washington?

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen