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british
/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/
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What does british mean?
noun
- The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.
- The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom.
- The earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion and subsequent migrations.
More meanings (10)
adjective
- Of Britain.
- Of the United Kingdom.
- Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
- (informal) Of England; English.
- Of British English.
- (historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
- (historical) Of the British Isles.
proper noun
- The Celtic language of the ancient Britons; Common Brittonic.
- The British English language.
noun
- (obsolete) Synonym of Welsh: the Welsh people.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/
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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.
This, too, must be set down simply as a survival, for in the British Isles as elsewhere the truth has been established.
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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.
Only a short while ago in France, British airmen who went aloft in a gale found the latter too strong for them.
At this post he had a brother, who held the same rank in the British service, that he held in the American.