Loyalists

/ˈlɔɪəlɪsts/ noun

Definition

People who remain faithful and committed to a person, group, or cause, especially when it's unpopular or difficult.

Etymology

From 'loyal' (from Old French 'loial,' from Latin 'legalis'), plus '-ist' (one who practices or believes). Historically, the term was most famously used for British colonists who supported the Crown during the American Revolution.

Kelly Says

During the American Revolution, loyalists were hated by patriots, but after the war many of them fled to Canada and founded new communities—showing how 'loyalty' to the wrong side at the wrong time can change your entire life.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
忠實者
chūshī zhě
ARالعربية
ولاء
wula'a
BNবাংলা
সমর্থক
som-or-thok
CACatalà
fidels
fi-dels
CSČeština
lojalisté
loy-a-li-ste
DADansk
loyalist
loy-a-list
DEDeutsch
Loyalisten
loy-ah-li-sten
ELΕλληνικά
lojaλιστές
loy-a-list-es
ESEspañol
leales
lay-ales
FAفارسی
وفادار
va-fa-dar
FISuomi
uskollisia
us-ko-li-sia
FRFrançais
loyaux
lwah-yo
GUGU
પ્રેમીઓ
pre-mee-o
HAHA
masu
ma-su
HEעברית
נאמנים
na-manim
HIहिन्दी
निष्ठावान
nishtha-waan
HUMagyar
párti
par-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang setia
orang se-tia
IGIG
onye kwere kwere
o-nye kwe-re kwe-re
ITItaliano
lealisti
lay-ah-li-sti
JA日本語
忠実派
chūjitsu-ha
KKKK
тәуелсіздік
ta-we-l-si-z-di-k
KMKM
អ្នកជាតិ
a-nk chea-ti
KO한국어
충성자들
chung-seong-ja-deul
MRMR
सत्यनिष्ठा
sat-ya-ni-shtha
MSBahasa Melayu
orang setia
orang se-tia
MYမြန်မာ
တရားဝင်
ta-ra-wa-gin
NLNederlands
loyalist
loy-a-list
NONorsk
loyalist
loy-a-list
PAPA
ਸਤਿਕਾਰ
sat-ika-ar
PLPolski
lojalistów
loy-a-li-stów
PTPortuguês
leais
lay-ais
RORomână
loialisti
loy-a-li-sti
RUРусский
лоялисты
loyalisty
SVSvenska
loyalist
loy-a-list
SWKiswahili
wenye uaminifu
mwen-ye u-a-mi-ni-fu
TAதமிழ்
ஒற்றை
ott-rai
TEతెలుగు
సత్యవతి
sat-ya-va-ti
THไทย
คนซื่อสัตย์
kon see-sat
TLTL
tapat
ta-pat
TRTürkçe
sadıklar
sa-dik-lar
UKУкраїнська
лоялісти
loya-listy
URاردو
وفادار
wa-fa-dar
VITiếng Việt
người trung thành
ngoi trung thanh
YOYO
olori
o-lo-ri
ZH中文
忠实者
zhōngshí zhě
ZUZU
abantu abancane
a-ban-tu a-ban-ca-ne

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