JOHN BULL


Meaning of JOHN BULL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈbu̇l ]

noun

Etymology: John Bull, character typifying the English nation in The History of John Bull (1712) by John Arbuthnot

Date: 1778

1. : the English nation personified : the English people

2. : a typical Englishman

• John Bull·ish -ˈbu̇-lish adjective

• John Bull·ish·ness noun

• John Bull·ism -ˌli-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.