perfide Albion

French

Etymology

First coined by the French poet and playwright Augustin Louis de Ximénès at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ.fid al.bjɔ̃/

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Proper noun

perfide Albion f (uncountable)

1. Perfidious Albion

Usage notes

See quotes in Albion, including its first use by De Ximénès.

Descendants

• → English: Perfidious Albion (calque)

Further reading

• "perfide Albion", Dictionnaire des francophones