pro-British
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The Orange Order is an pro-British organisation that takes its name from William of Orange, the Protestant Dutchman who seized the English, Scottish and Ireland throne from Catholic King James II in 1689.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
Coveney said London, Dublin and Brussels could find solutions for trade problems in Northern Ireland that have incensed pro-British politicians there.
From Reuters ● May 15, 2022
In fact, so few men from one of the main towns he rode through — Waltham — fought the following day that some subsequent historians concluded that it must have been a strongly pro-British community.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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