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   What does British mean in English?

   • British means belonging or relating to the United Kingdom, or to its people or culture . ...the British government. ...traditional British cookery. The British are the people of Great Britain. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. Collins English Dictionary.

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   What does Brit mean in English?

   • of or relating to Great Britain or its inhabitants. In this dictionary, “Brit.” is an abbreviation for “British usage.” the people native to or inhabiting Great Britain. British English. the Celtic language of the ancient Britons.

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   Are English and British the same thing?

   • In the U.S., it’s not uncommon for the terms English and British to be used interchangeably to describe anything involving the realm that gave us such gems as Pride and Prejudice, Paddington Bear, and Benedict Cumberbatch . But English and British don’t mean the same thing—because England and Britain aren’t the same place.

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   What's the difference between British and American English?

   • He's got a British passport. Most of the differences between the English of the UK (which we shall call BrE) and the English of North America (which we shall call AmE) are vocabulary differences and differences in pronunciation and spelling. However, there are some differences in the way grammar is used.

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   Meaning of British in English. British. adjective. uk / ˈbrɪt.ɪʃ / us / ˈbrɪt̬.ɪʃ / Add to word list. belonging to or relating to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or its people: He's got a British passport. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Countries, nationalities & continents: nationalities. Afghan. Albanian.

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     British meaning: 1. belonging to or relating to the United...

   • British: French Translation

     British translate: britannique, britannique, Britanniques....

   • British: German Translation

     British translate: britisch, die Briten. Learn more in the...

   • British in Simplified Chinese

     British translate: 英国的;英国人的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • British: Malay Translation

     British translate: orang British, British. Learn more in the...

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   5 days ago · 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.

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   Aug 23, 2023 · Plus, since the United Kingdom doesn’t have its own adjective, British can also be understood to mean “of the United Kingdom”—and Northern Ireland is of the United Kingdom (though that...

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   The largest and most trusted free online dictionary for learners of British and American English with definitions, pictures, example sentences, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, audio pronunciation, and more. Look up the meanings of words, abbreviations, phrases, and idioms in our free English Dictionary.

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   What does the word British mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word British, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word British? About 200 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.