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blight⋅y
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ˈblaɪ
ti
/
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–noun,
plural
blight⋅ies.
British
Slang
.
1.
(
often initial capital letter
)
England as one's native land; England as home:
We're sailing for old Blighty tomorrow.
2.
a wound or furlough permitting a soldier to be sent back to England from the front.
3.
military leave.
Origin:
1885–90;
< Hindi
bilāyatī
the country (i.e., Great Britain), var. of
wilāyatī
vilayet
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[blahy-tee] 
) England as one's native land; England as home: We're sailing for old Blighty tomorrow.