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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespartisan du maintien
Pronunciation / Transliteration: paʁ.ti.zɑ̃ dy mɛ̃.tjɛ̃
"Les partisans du maintien ont manifesté pacifiquement dans les rues."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who advocated or voted for the United Kingdom to remain a member of the European Union in the 2016 referendum.
"Many remainers attended the march in central London to protest against leaving the European Union." - 2
A person or thing that remains or is left over.
"He was identified as a remainer from the original inventory rather than a new acquisition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb remain, combining the Old French root remaindre (from Latin remanere, meaning to stay behind) with the English agent suffix -er. The term gained widespread prominence in contemporary British political discourse following the 2016 European Union membership referendum to designate a supporter of remaining within the EU.
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partisan du maintien
Transliteration: paʁ.ti.zɑ̃ dy mɛ̃.tjɛ̃
"Les partisans du maintien ont manifesté pacifiquement dans les rues."
EU-Befürworter
Transliteration: iː.uː.bəˈfyːɐ̯vɔɐ̯tɐ
"Viele EU-Befürworter waren enttäuscht über das Wahlergebnis."
europeista
Transliteration: eu.ro.peˈis.ta
"Il movimento europeista ha organizzato una grande manifestazione."
europeísta
Transliteration: ew.ɾo.peˈis.ta
"Muchos europeístas salieron a las calles a protestar."
europeísta
Transliteration: ew.ɾo.peˈis.tɐ
"O grupo europeísta defendeu a permanência na união."
यूरोपीय संघ समर्थक
Transliteration: yuropiya sangh samarthak
"यूरोपीय संघ समर्थकों ने जनमत संग्रह के परिणामों का विरोध किया।"
留欧派
Transliteration: liú ōu pài
"留欧派人士对公投结果感到十分失望。"
잔류파
Transliteration: jan-ryu-pa
"잔류파 시민들은 브렉시트에 반대하는 집회를 열었다."
EU残留派
Transliteration: ī yū zanryū-ha
"EU残留派は住民投票の結果に異議を唱えた。"
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