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单词 orangeman
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Or•ange•man  (ôrinj mən, or-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men. 
  1. World Historya member of a secret society formed in the north of Ireland in 1795, having as its object the maintenance and political ascendancy of Protestantism.
  2. World Historya Protestant of Northern Ireland.
  • Orange + -man 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Orangeman /ˈɒrɪndʒmən/ n ( pl -men)
  1. a member of a society founded in Ireland (1795) to uphold the Protestant religion, the Protestant dynasty, and the Protestant constitution. Orange Lodges have since spread to many parts of the former British Empire
Etymology: 18th Century: after William, prince of Orange (king of England as William III)
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