British

[ brit-ish ]

/ ˈbrɪt ɪʃ /

adjective

of or relating to Great Britain or its inhabitants.

used especially by natives or inhabitants of Great Britain: In this dictionary, “Brit.” is an abbreviation for “British usage.”

noun

the people native to or inhabiting Great Britain.

British English.

the Celtic language of the ancient Britons.

Origin of British

before 900; Middle English Brittische, Old English Bryttisc, equivalent to Brytt(as) Britons + -isc- -ish¹; see Briton

OTHER WORDS FROM British

Brit·ish·ly, adverb Brit·ish·ness, noun an·ti-Brit·ish, adjective, noun non-Brit·ish, adjective

pre-Brit·ish, adjective pro-Brit·ish, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for anti-british

It has long been feared that Obama had an anti-British streak running through him.

Stop the Anti-British Rhetoric, Obama |Andrew Neil |June 14, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
His beating up of BP has clinched his anti-British credentials on this side of the Atlantic.

Stop the Anti-British Rhetoric, Obama |Andrew Neil |June 14, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Anti-British feeling rapidly increased on the part of the colonists after this incident.

Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia |Dorothy M. Torpey
There is no wish to claim superior virtue for America or to appeal to the strong current of anti-British sentiment.

China, Japan and the U.S.A. |John Dewey

I had the presence of mind to interject some anti-British remark, which produced the desired effect.

Alone |Norman Douglas
It was a plot to teach the masses Hindi, in order that they might be swept into the anti-British, anti-Mahometan current.

Appearances |Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
The best Nationalists were not anti-British, but simply pro-Egyptian.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 10, 1920 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for anti-british (1 of 2)

anti-British

adjective

opposed to anything characteristic of or relating to Britain

British Dictionary definitions for anti-british (2 of 2)

British

/ (ˈbrɪtɪʃ) /

adjective

relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Britain or any of the natives, citizens, or inhabitants of the United Kingdom

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 Pronunciation

relating to or denoting the ancient Britons

of or relating to the Commonwealth British subjects

noun

(functioning as plural) the natives or inhabitants of Britain

the extinct Celtic language of the ancient Britons See also Brythonic

Derived forms of British

Britishness, noun

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British

adjective

noun

Origin of British

OTHER WORDS FROM British

Example sentences from the Web for anti-british

British Dictionary definitions for anti-british (1 of 2)

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for anti-british (2 of 2)

adjective

noun

Derived forms of British