anti

Hist.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a person opposed to Confederation of the provinces of British North America.

Quotations

1866

The Editor of the Patriot was convinced by the eloquent Nova Scotia antis and came out with the following paragraph.

1870

. . . the last advices from Newfoundland show that the "Antis" have voted want of confidence in their Government by a vote of 21 to 8.

1898

The strength of this feeling was made manifest at the first federal elections, when the "antis" swept the Province.