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PRONUNCIATION OF LOYALIST

loyalist  [ˈlɔɪəlɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOYALIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loyalist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOYALIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Loyalism

In general loyalism refers to an individual's allegiance toward an established government, political party, or sovereign, especially during times of war and revolt. The most common usage of the term refers to loyalty to the British Crown. The term loyalist was also used during the Spanish Civil War, applying to republicans who remained loyal to the Spanish Republic against Franco's rebellion.

Definition of loyalist in the English dictionary

The definition of loyalist in the dictionary is a patriotic supporter of his sovereign or government.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOYALIST


aerialist
ˈɛərɪəlɪst
antiroyalist
ˌæntɪˈrɔɪəlɪst
colonialist
kəˈləʊnɪəlɪst
denialist
dɪˈnaɪəlɪst
editorialist
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəlɪst
hyperrealist
ˌhaɪpəˈrɪəlɪst
idealist
aɪˈdɪəlɪst
imperialist
ɪmˈpɪərɪəlɪst
industrialist
ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlɪst
materialist
məˈtɪərɪəlɪst
ministerialist
ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪəlɪst
neorealist
ˌniːəʊˈrɪəlɪst
photorealist
ˌfəʊtəʊˈrɪəlɪst
proverbialist
prəˈvɜːbɪəlɪst
realist
ˈrɪəlɪst
royalist
ˈrɔɪəlɪst
serialist
ˈsɪərɪəlɪst
superloyalist
ˈsuːpərˌlɔɪəlɪst
trialist
ˈtraɪəlɪst
ultraroyalist
ˌʌltrəˈrɔɪəlɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOYALIST

loxodrome
loxodromic
loxodromical
loxodromically
loxodromics
loxodromy
loy
loya jirga
loyal
loyalism
loyally
loyalties
loyalty
loyalty card
Loyang
Loyola
lozen
lozenge
lozenged
lozengy

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOYALIST

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brutalist
capitalist
centralist
environmentalist
finalist
fundamentalist
generalist
hospitalist
journalist
mentalist
minimalist
nationalist
naturalist
Orientalist
photojournalist
removalist
sensationalist
socialist
specialist
vocalist

Synonyms and antonyms of loyalist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «loyalist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOYALIST

Find out the translation of loyalist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of loyalist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loyalist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

忠诚支持者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

legitimista
570 millions of speakers

English

loyalist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वफादार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лояльный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

legalista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাজভক্ত ব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

loyaliste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setiausaha
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Loyalist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

支持者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

충신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loyalist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người trung thành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விசுவாசியுமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्वासू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sadık kul
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lealista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lojalistów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лояльний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

monarhist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νομοταγής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

getroue
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

regeringstrogena
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lojalistiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loyalist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOYALIST»

The term «loyalist» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.319 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOYALIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «loyalist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «loyalist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about loyalist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOYALIST»

Discover the use of loyalist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loyalist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Loyalist Literature: An Annotated Bibliographic Guide to the ...
The highly readable is more than a bibliography. Written in a narrative style, it is as well a short history of the Loyalists: who they were, why they left, where they settled, and what their legacy is.
Robert S. Allen, 1982
2
Loyalist Mosaic: A Multi-Ethnic Heritage
Loyalist Mosaic highlights the ethnic diversity among the Loyalist settlers to Canada by exploring the experiences of 11 extraordinary individuals.
Joan Magee, 1984
3
After the Peace: Loyalist Paramilitaries in Post-accord ...
After the Peace brings the story of Loyalist paramilitaries up to date and sheds light on the residual violence that persists in the post-accord era.
Carolyn Gallaher, 2007
4
While the Women Only Wept: Loyalist Refugee Women in Eastern ...
Janice Potter-MacKinnon traces the story of Loyalist women through their lives in the American colonies before the revolution, their experience as Loyalists living in a society increasingly antagonistic to the British Crown, their forced ...
Janice Potter-MacKinnon, 1995
5
Rolls of the Provincial (loyalist) Corps, Canadian Command, ...
These published rolls are intended to provide a fairly comprehensive list of the loyal colonials who joined the Provincial Corps of the British Army , 1775-1784, that werepart of the Northern, or Canadian, command during the American ...
Mary Beacock Fryer, William A. Smy, 1981
6
Loyalist Resolve: Patient Fortitude in the English Civil War
This study analyzes a series of complex, ambivalent literary responses to the decades of civil turmoil in seventeenth-century England that simultaneously demanded public commitment and prompted private withdrawal.
Raymond A. Anselment, 1988
7
Inventing the Loyalists: The Ontario Loyalist Tradition and ...
Showing that the past is often written into present concerns, and that many groups in Ontario, both powerful and disempowered, have invoked the experience of the Loyalists, Knowles significantly revises earlier interpretations of the ...
Norman James Knowles, 1997
8
Jonathan Odell, Loyalist Poet of the American Revolution
Here is a voice, all but silenced for over two hundred years, that must now be heard if we are to better understand the American Revolution.
Cynthia Dubin Edelberg, 1987
9
Benjamin and William Franklin: Father and Son, Patriot and ...
The American Revolution was a civil war as well as a war for independence. The experience of Benjamin Franklin and his son, William, royal governor of New Jersey, reveals America's internal struggle over the question of loyalty to England.
Sheila L. Skemp, 1994
10
American Loyalist Troops 1775-84
To celebrate the 450th title in the Men-at-Arms series, this book examines in much more depth than previously the units and the uniforms of a still-controversial army: the many thousands of American colonists who chose to fight for King ...
Rene Chartrand, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOYALIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loyalist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Men found guilty of loyalist leader murder plot - The Scotsman
THREE men have been found guilty of planning to murder former loyalist leader Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair in Scotland. Anton Duffy, 39, Martin ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
2
Bangor loyalist Gary Hall forms new paramilitary group in Australia …
Bangor loyalist Gary Hall forms new paramilitary group in Australia, blames Aborigines for crime, says he is willing to kneecap housebreakers, ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Trio found guilty of loyalist leader murder plot
THREE men have been found guilty of a terror plot to murder former Northern Irish loyalist leader Johnny “Mad Dog” Adair in Scotland. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
4
Orange hall searched in loyalist threats probe - The Irish News
An Orange hall and the home of a notorious loyalist have been searched by police investigating a sinister threat by masked men to the PSNI ... «the Irish News, Jul 15»
5
Times Of Oman :: Yemeni loyalist forces battle Houthi rebel holdouts …
Aden: Yemeni loyalist forces said they advanced on Monday into the last district of the southern port city of Aden still held by Houthi rebels, ... «Times of Oman, Jul 15»
6
Loyalist flags are not in my name - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
I read, with interest and concurrence, your Dundrum correspondent (Write Back, July 15) on the subject of flag-flying in that village. I note ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Azad loyalist Vakil quits Cong - The Tribune
Azad loyalist Vakil quits Cong. Was sulking since Ghulam Ahmed Mir's appointment as state unit chief. Print This Page share ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Northern Ireland: loyalist charged with 2006 murder of Catholic man …
A loyalist bagpiper has appeared in court charged with the murder of a ... address was given as the loyalist Fountain estate, denied murder. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Loyalist provides food for thought
SUBMITTED PHOTO Loyalist College is doing its part to divert food from landfills and ensure the amount of food wasted is at a minimum. «Belleville Intelligencer, Jul 15»
10
PSNI issue second no-media request for loyalist's funeral
The PSNI has issued a second request for the media to stay away from the funeral of a loyalist. The police press office last night issued a no ... «the Irish News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Loyalist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/loyalist>. May 2024 ».
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