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Blighty(dictionary)

Blighty (iou)



Blighty noun & adjective. Army slang. Also blighty. E20.
[Urdu b'layti, colloq. form of bilayati, wilayati foreign, (esp.) European, from Arab. wilaya(t) dominion, district. Cf. VILAYET.]
A. noun.
England, home, after foreign service. E20.
A wound securing return to England or home. E20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to England or home; securing return to England or home. E20.