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 british

Andrew still plans to fly to Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum on January 21, representing the British government.

From Playboy Prince to Dirty Old Man? |Tom Sykes |January 5, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
It is the steady accretion of detail that may yet be the most damaging factor in the battle for British hearts and minds.

From Playboy Prince to Dirty Old Man? |Tom Sykes |January 5, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
But I had won the British Award, Best Foreign Actor, so I went.

The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile |Robert Ward |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Viscount Mandeville, like many British aristocrats, had met her in the U.S. while “hunting” for an American wife.

The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain |Tim Teeman |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

British aristocrats married American heiresses in droves in the early 1900s.

The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain |Tim Teeman |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Young British officers were either cool or, much worse, patronising.

Love Stories |Mary Roberts Rinehart
We have seen that the British could not save the lighthouse.

The Siege of Boston |Allen French
It was to save these devoted servants, that the spring of 1851 saw full 500 British and American seamen within the frigid zone.

Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; |Sherard Osborn
Why does he not equip an army strong enough to resist such British aggressions?

The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom |Hendrik Willem van Loon
The Lancasterian or British School erected; enlarged in 1861.

Chronological Retrospect of the History of Yarmouth and Neighbourhood |William Finch-Crisp

British Dictionary definitions for british

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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