Blighty
Soldiers' beloved homeland
Blighty is British slang for Britain or England, used with affection or irony by soldiers and expatriates abroad.
The term emerged from British India, where it meant home—the distant mother country: I can't wait to get back to Blighty.
During World War I, a Blighty wound was one serious enough to send a soldier home but not kill him—a ticket out of the trenches.
One who is treasured
- cherishedHeld dear, prized
- endearingArousing fondness or affection
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- warmthHeat you feel
tender · motherland · familiar · heartfelt · sentimental · treasured · attachment · kindred
One living abroad permanently
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- homesickLonging for one's dwelling
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
memories · wistful · pining · return · abroad · distant · separation · reunion
Loyalty owed to authority
Limiting distribution during scarcity
- blackoutComplete power loss
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- propagandaBiased information for influence
beloved
One who is treasured
warmth · tender · motherland · familiar · heartfelt · sentimental · treasured · attachment · kindred · affinity
expatriate
One living abroad permanently
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- homesickLonging for one's dwelling
reminiscence · memories · wistful · pining · return · abroad · distant · separation · reunion · faraway
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
British · Britannia · crown · King · anthem · England · sovereignty
rationing
Limiting distribution during scarcity
- blackoutComplete power loss
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- evacuationRemoval from danger
propaganda · munitions · Dunkirk · Spitfire · Churchill
Blightycolony
Dependent territorial settlement
territory · province · India · protectorate
- urban blightDeterioration of city areas
- potato blightFungal tuber infection
- crop blightDisease destroying cultivated plants
- fire blightBacterial infection of fruit trees
- tomato blightPlant disease affecting nightshades
- late blightPlant disease rotting tubers