Loyalist
noun
High School
1
A person from the 13 Colonies (of British North America from the eastern seaboard of mainland North America) who was in favor of remaining in the British Empire during the American Revolution.
2
Abbreviation of United Empire Loyalist.
3
A supporter of keeping Northern Ireland under British rule instead of unification with Ireland, usually from a Protestant background.
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