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British
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Brit·ish  (brtsh)
adj.
1.
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.
n.
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
Adjective
1. of Britain or the British Commonwealth
2. denoting the English language as spoken and written in Britain
Noun, pl
the British the people of Britain
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.BritishBritish - the people of Great Britain          
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] adjbritánico;
the British npllos británicos;
the British Isles npllas Islas Británicas

British [ˈbrɪtɪʃ] adjbritannique
npl the British → les Britanniques mpl

British [ˈbrɪtɪʃ] adjbritisch
npl the British → die Briten pl

British [ˈbrɪtɪʃ] adjbritannico/a;
the British npli Britannici;
the British Isles nplle Isole Britanniche

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 britannique בְּרִיטִי ब्रिटेन का britanski brit (angol) Inggris britannico 英国[]の 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


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