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redcoat
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
redcoat
(noun)
redcoat
/
ˈ
rɛdˌkoʊt/
noun
plural
redcoats
redcoat
/
ˈ
rɛdˌkoʊt/
noun
plural
redcoats
Britannica Dictionary definition of REDCOAT
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count
]
:
a British soldier of the 18th and early 19th centuries and especially during the American Revolution
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