British

Brit·ish (br

sh)

adj.

a. Of or relating to Great Britain or its people, language, or culture.

b. Of or relating to the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth of Nations.

2. Of or relating to the ancient Britons.

1. (used with a pl. verb) The people of Great Britain.

2. British English.

3. The Celtic language of the ancient Britons.

[Middle English Brittish, from Old English Bryttisc, relating to the ancient Britons, from Bryttas, Britons, of Celtic origin.]

British [ˈbrɪtɪʃ]

adj

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

2. (Linguistics / Languages) 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

3. (Historical Terms) relating to or denoting the ancient Britons

1. (Social Science / Peoples) (functioning as plural) the natives or inhabitants of Britain

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the extinct Celtic language of the ancient Britons See also Brythonic

Britishness n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	British - the people of Great Britain British people, Brits nation, country, land - the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
Adj.	1.	British - of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British"

Translations

British [ˈbrɪtɪʃ]

A. ADJ (gen) → británico; (loosely) → inglés
the best of British (luck)! → ¡y un cuerno!

B. NPL the British → los británicos; (loosely) → los ingleses

C. CPD British Asian N → britanico/a m/f de origen asiático
British Council N (in other countries) → Consejo m Británico
the British disease N (Ind) (hum) la falta de motivación laboral de los años 60-70 en el Reino Unido
British English N → inglés m británico
the British Isles NPL → las Islas Británicas
British Legion N organización de veteranos de las dos guerras mundiales LEGION British Museum N → Museo m Británico
British Summer Time N hora de verano en Gran Bretaña
British Thermal Unit N → unidad f térmica británica

BRITISH COUNCIL

El British Council se creó en 1935 para fomentar la cultura británica en el extranjero y actualmente tiene delegaciones en más de 100 países. Sus principales cometidos son la organización de actividades culturales, tales como exposiciones y conferencias, con el fin de dar a conocer el arte, la ciencia y la literatura del país, así como la enseñanza del inglés, además de ayudar a aquellos que desean estudiar en el Reino Unido.

British [ˈbrɪtɪʃ]

adj → britannique British Isles

npl
the British → les Britanniques mpl
British Asian

adj (= Anglo-Asian) britannique originaire du sous-continent indien

n (= Anglo-Asian) Britannique originaire du sous-continent indien
British Broadcasting Corporation n
the British Broadcasting Corporation → la BBC
British Columbia [kəˈlʌmbɪə] n → Colombie f britannique
British Council n → British Council organisme public chargé de promouvoir la langue et la culture britannique)m >

British

adj → britisch; I’m British → ich bin Brite/Britin; British English → britisches Englisch; and the best of British (luck)! (inf) → na, dann mal viel Glück! ? luck

n the British pl → die Briten pl

British:

British Honduras

n → Britisch-Honduras nt

British Isles

pl the British → die Britischen Inseln

British Telecom

n → British Telecom f

British [ˈbrɪtɪʃ]

1. adj (economy, team) → britannico/a, inglese; (ambassador) → della Gran Bretagna, inglese

2. npl the British → gli inglesi

British

adj British [ˈbritiʃ]

of or from Great Britain or the Commonwealth In this dictionary British refers to British English. Brits بْريطاني британски britský engelsk; britisk engelsk britisch Βρετανός, βρετανικός británico briti; britt وابسته به بریتانیا brittiläinen britannique בְּרִיטִי ब्रिटेन का britanski brit (angol) Inggris britannico 英国[]の 영국의 britų, britaniškas britu orang British Brits, Engels brytyjski британский britský britanski britanski brittisk, engelsk เกี่ยวกับอังกฤษ Britanya'ya ait, İngiliz 大不列顛的，英國的 британський برطانوی thuộc về nước Anh 大不列颠的，英国的

British → بريطاني Brit, britský brite, britisk Brite, britisch βρετανικός, Βρετανός británico britit, brittiläinen britannique Britanac, britanski britannico 英国の, 英国人 영국 사람, 영국의 Brit, Brits brite, britisk Brytyjczyk, brytyjski britânico, nativo da Grã-Bretanha британец, британский britt, brittisk เกี่ยวกับประเทศสหราชอาณาจักรอังกฤษ, ชาวสหราชอาณาจักร İngiliz người Anh, thuộc Anh 英国人, 英国的

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