Definition of 'British'
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British in British English
adjective
1.
relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Britain or any of the natives, citizens, or inhabitants of the United Kingdom
2.
relating to or denoting the English language as spoken and written in Britain, esp the S dialect generally regarded as standard
See also Southern British English, Received Pronunciationnoun
5. (functioning as plural)
the natives or inhabitants of Britain
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Derived forms
Britishness (ˈBritishness) noun
British in American English
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the ancient Britons
2.
of Great Britain or its people, language, or culture
3.
of the Commonwealth
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Word origin
ME Brittish < OE Bryttisc < Bret, pl. Bryttas, name of the Celt inhabitants of Britain; of Celt orig.
British in American English
(ˈbrɪtɪʃ)
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Britain or its inhabitants
2.
used esp. by natives or inhabitants of Britain
I was not familiar with that British term
noun
3.
the people native to or inhabiting Britain
4. See British English
5.
the Celtic language of the ancient Britons
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Derived forms
Britishly adverb
Britishness
noun
Word origin
[bef. 900; ME Brittische, OE Bryttisc, equiv. to Brytt(as) Britons + -isc- -ish1; see Briton]Examples of 'British' in a sentence
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British
British English: British
/ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ ADJECTIVE
British means belonging or relating to Great Britain.
...the British government.
- American English: British /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
- Arabic: بَريطانِيِّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: britânico
- Chinese: 英国的
- Croatian: britanski
- Czech: britský
- Danish: britisk
- Dutch: Brits
- European Spanish: británico
- Finnish: brittiläinen
- French: britannique
- German: britisch
- Greek: βρετανικός
- Italian: britannico
- Japanese: 英国の
- Korean: 영국의
- Norwegian: britisk
- Polish: brytyjski
- European Portuguese: britânico
- Romanian: britanic
- Russian: британский
- Latin American Spanish: británico
- Swedish: brittisk
- Thai: ของอังกฤษ, ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับอังกฤษ
- Turkish: İngiliz
- Ukrainian: британський
- Vietnamese: thuộc Vương Quốc Anh
- American English: British /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
- Arabic: بَريطانِيِّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: nativo da Grã-Bretanha
- Chinese: 英国人
- Croatian: Britanac
- Czech: Brit
- Danish: brite
- Dutch: Brit
- European Spanish: británicos
- Finnish: britit
- French: Britannique
- German: Brite
- Greek: Βρετανός
- Italian: britannico
- Japanese: 英国人
- Korean: 영국 사람
- Norwegian: brite
- Polish: Brytyjczyk
- European Portuguese: nativo da Grã-Bretanha
- Romanian: britanici
- Russian: британец
- Latin American Spanish: británico
- Swedish: britt
- Thai: ชาวอังกฤษ
- Turkish: İngiliz
- Ukrainian: британець
- Vietnamese: người Vương Quốc Anh
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