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Meaning of Murphia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

the expatriate Irish people living in the UK, esp. those who have prospered; also attrib.

uncountable

Examples

“Her poll numbers were sky high, higher even than Jack’s; this [...] impressed his Irish mafia (‘the Murphia,’ she called them).”
“1998, Jack Cunningham, FERGUS SHAMED BY THE MURPHIA., The Mirror, np.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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