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Meaning of Perfidious Albion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The United Kingdom, seen as a country that is manipulative, deceptive, or treacherous on the international stage.
    derogatory
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Perfidious Albion.
    alt-of

Equivalents

Français perfide Albion

Examples

“Vice-President Dick Cheney viewed the move by Britain—“perfidious Albion,” as he put it—as “a stab in the back,” according to a former senior intelligence official.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Perfidiously Perfidiousness Perfidy perfin perflation perfloxacin

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