Tans
Definitions
The Black and Tans, a British irregular army group operating against Irish republicans in the War of Independence 1920/21.
Examples
“Intuitively, on Bloody Sunday, the Tans recognized where their trouble⟳ lay⟳: the Irish were playing their own⟳ game once again.”
“Close⟳ quarter fighting did not suit⟳ them. It does not suit⟳ the Essex or the Tans.”
“The Dawn contains two problems for its male protagonists: namely, Ireland's fight⟳ against the British forces, the RIC, and the Tans, and the patriotic commitment of the Malone family's sons.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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