Little Englander

noun

an English person who believes the best interests of Britain are served by attention to Britain itself, rather than to the concerns of the empire.

Little Englander

/ ˈɪŋɡ��ə�Ի�ə /

noun

(esp in the 19th century) a person opposed to the extension of the British Empire
informal.
a person who perceives most foreign influences on Britain's culture and institutions as damaging or insidious

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Other Word Forms

Little Englandism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Little Englander¹

First recorded in 1890–95

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During the Brexit referendum, Boris Johnson hit back at suggestions he was "a little Englander" by attempting a few lines of the song in German.

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He represents, almost in caricature, the traditional “little Englander” at his most provincial.

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Clearly, many Britons in both parties share Buruma’s skepticism toward the international role Blair and Cameron have pursued, but Buruma, who also conspicuously wears the mantle of anti-Brexit cosmopolitan, probably wouldn’t plump, as some would, for a Little Englander revival to counter the interventionism that the special relationship has enabled.

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I don’t think he’s a little Englander.

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Powell, along with many contemporary Brexiteers, could be called a Little Englander.

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