true-born
Britishadjective
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But trouble fairly brims over when a man is born, as was Aubrey Menen, of an Irishwoman and a Hindu, is registered as a native Briton and educated like a true-born Englishman.
From Time Magazine Archive
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To Berrio's English rival, Sir Walter Raleigh, Trinidad was to be the beginning of a South American empire, where Indians and true-born Englishmen would unite to destroy the power of Spain.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Those times were past; and Johann Albrecht III, a true-born Grimmburger in his instincts, was unfortunately no longer in a position to give free rein to his instincts.
From Royal Highness by Mann, Thomas
In short, I look upon every sensible true-born Briton to be naturally a bass-viol.
From The Tatler, Volume 3 by Various
I have been present at many a touching scene, that has proved to me how deeply the religio loci is rooted in the heart of every true-born Englishman.
From English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters by O'Rell, Max
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