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/ˈblītē/,
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An informal and typically affectionate term for Britain or England, chiefly as used by soldiers of World War I and World War II,
  1. An informal and typically affectionate term for Britain or England, chiefly as used by soldiers of World War I and World War II

  2. A wound suffered by a soldier in World War I that was sufficiently serious to merit being shipped home to Britain
    • - he had copped a Blighty and was on his way home
  1. a slang term for Great Britain used by British troops serving abroad
  2. Blighty is a British English slang term for Britain, deriving from the Hindustani word vilāyatī (विलायती) (pronounced bilāti in many Indian dialects and languages) meaning a foreigner, a word which itself is derived from the Arabic word wilayat, meaning a kingdom or ministry.
  3. Blighty is a 1927 British World War I silent film melodrama, directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Ellaline Terriss, Lillian Hall-Davis and Jameson Thomas. The film was a Gainsborough Pictures production with screenplay by Eliot Stannard from a story by Ivor Montagu.
  4. Blighty is a television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom as part of the UKTV network of channels. The channel was launched on 8 March 2004 as UKTV People. Along with UKTV Documentary (now known as Eden), it was a replacement for the channel UK Horizons, which closed the day before.
  5. A minor wound, but serious enough to take a soldier out of combat; Great Britain, Britain, or England, especially as viewed from abroad
  6. Britain; " 'Bean' is one of the biggest hits to come out of Blighty."
  7. Arabia/India Lit. Kingdom, but used by British soldiers to describe Britain.
  8. military leave; also, England or Great Britain as one's homeland, as derived from country or province removed at some distance (Urdu bilati or Hindi bilayati)
  9. Taken from the Hindustani name for “home”, Blighty referred to Britain. It was also used to describe a debilitating wound – to “get a Blighty” was to receive a wound serious enough to be posted home.
  10. a wound that assures a victim a permanent departure from action