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the black and tans

the black and tan
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stressed th ee blak and tan]
    • /stressed ði blæk ænd tæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stressed th ee blak and tan]
    • /stressed ði blæk ænd tæn/

Definition of the black and tans words

  • noun the black and tans a specially recruited armed auxiliary police force sent to Ireland in 1921 by the British Government to combat Sinn Féin 0

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Parts of speech for The black and tans

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

the black and tans popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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