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british

/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/

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What does british mean?

noun

  1. The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.
  2. The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom.
  3. The earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion and subsequent migrations.
More meanings (10)

adjective

  1. Of Britain.
  2. Of the United Kingdom.
  3. Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
  4. (informal) Of England; English.
  5. Of British English.
  6. (historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
  7. (historical) Of the British Isles.

proper noun

  1. The Celtic language of the ancient Britons; Common Brittonic.
  2. The British English language.

noun

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Welsh: the Welsh people.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The ashes of the original British pyre which blazed from that summit lay fresh and undisturbed in the barrow beneath their tread.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
This, too, must be set down simply as a survival, for in the British Isles as elsewhere the truth has been established.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
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In the early days of aviation larger and better engines of British make specially suited for aeroplanes were our most urgent need.
William J. ClaxtonThe mastery of the airProject Gutenberg ebook #777
Only a short while ago in France, British airmen who went aloft in a gale found the latter too strong for them.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
At this post he had a brother, who held the same rank in the British service, that he held in the American.
William Gilmore SimmsThe Life of Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #843