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- DictionaryBritish/ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
adjective
- 1. relating to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or to its people or language: "the British government"
- 2. of the British Commonwealth or (formerly) the British Empire.
noun
- 1. the British people.
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3 days ago · Check your understanding of English words with definitions in your own language using Cambridge's corpus-informed translation dictionaries and the Password and Global dictionaries from K Dictionaries.
2 days ago · English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England. The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain.
4 days ago · Today's British English spellings mostly follow Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), while many American English spellings follow Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language ("ADEL", "Webster's Dictionary", 1828).
1 day ago · United Kingdom, island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. It comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain—which contains England, Wales, and Scotland—as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland. Its capital is London.
3 days ago · This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. In Commonwealth of Nations, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, India, South Africa, and Australia, some of the British terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred. Words with specific British English meanings that have different ...
2 days ago · Great Britain, island lying to the east of the island of Ireland and off the northwestern coast of Europe. It consists of England, Scotland, and Wales. Great Britain is part of the British Isles, together with the island of Ireland as well as smaller islands and island groups.
3 days ago · Alright? This phrase means “How are you?” or “Is everything okay?” It is a common greeting in British English. Example: “Alright?
