Also called Blessed Village are settlements in England that didn’t lose anyone in World War I. A Doubly Thankful Village is one where no one was lost in either World War. There are 53 Thankful Villages in England and Wales.
Thankful Village
Example Sentences
"A Thankful Village memorial."
"One of Britain's Thankful Villages."
Etymology & History
British slang term that developed through the natural evolution of informal speech. Like many British colloquialisms, it likely began in a specific regional or social context before spreading to broader usage.
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Region
General British
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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