"Black and Tan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Black and Tans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Black and Tan}} Black and Tan (plural Black and Tans)
  1. A member of the RIC British paramilitary force, operating against Irish republicans in the War of Independence 1920/21. Categories (topical): History of the United Kingdom Categories (place): Northern Ireland Translations (member of the RIC British irregular army group): Dúchrónach [masculine] (Irish)

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