English
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
pro-English
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a word derived from
English.
Example Sentences
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Dozens of men, women and children died in the surprise attack, but, respecting kinship ties, the attacking Mohawks spared all save one of the 30 pro-English Mohawks inside the stockade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
But then Hamilton had been guilty of similar indiscretions with pro-English advocates during the Jay’s Treaty negotiations.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
In all things relating to the war it was an ardently pro-English household, which, ever since its outbreak, had become a veritable institution for Coptic war-workers.
From There was a King in Egypt by Norma Lorimer
He finds Boston governed by Irishmen, and Nashville containing people more pro-English than Englishmen.
From What I Saw in America by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
One might as well speak of being "anti-British and pro-English."
From Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta H. Webster
