british

Definition of British in English :

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Noun

1. british, british people, brits

the people of Great Britain

Adjective

2. british

of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture

Example Sentences:
'his wife is British'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

British

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adjective

1.

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

2.

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.

relating to or denoting the ancient Britons

4.

of or relating to the Commonwealth

British subjects

noun

5. (functioning as plural)

the natives or inhabitants of Britain

6.

the extinct Celtic language of the ancient Britons

British

see synonyms of british

adjective

1.

of or pertaining to the ancient Britons

2.

of Great Britain or its people, language, or culture

3.

of the Commonwealth

noun

4.

the language of the ancient Britons

5.

British English

British

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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.

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