Brit

Brit  (brt)

n. Informal

A British person.

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brit also britt  (brt)

n.

1. The young of herring and similar fish.

2. Minute marine organisms, such as crustaceans of the genus Calanus, that are a major source of food for right whales.

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[Perhaps from Cornish brthel, mackerel (from Old Cornish breithil, from *breith, speckled) or from Welsh brithyll, trout (from brith, speckled).]

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brit [brɪt]

n (functioning as singular or plural)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the young of a herring, sprat, or similar fish

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) minute marine crustaceans, esp copepods, forming food for many fishes and whales

[perhaps from Cornish brȳthel mackerel; see brill]

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Brit [brɪt]

n

(Social Science / Peoples) Informal a British person

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Brit

abbreviation for

1. (Placename) Britain

2. (Social Science / Peoples) British

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Brit - a native or inhabitant of Great Britain Britisher, Briton Great Britain, GB - an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales European - a native or inhabitant of Europe English person - a native or inhabitant of England patrial - a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)
	2.	brit - the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish britt young fish - a fish that is young
	3.	brit - minute crustaceans forming food for right whales britt copepod, copepod crustacean - minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish

Translations

Brit [brɪt] N → británico/a m/f; (loosely) → inglés/esa m/f

Brit [ˈbrɪt] n abbr (=British person) → Britannique mf

Brit

n (inf) → Engländer m, → Tommy m (inf)

Brit [brɪt] n abbr (fam) =Briton → inglese m/f