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British: 1 adj of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture “his wife is British ” n the people of Great Britain Synonyms: British people , Brits Type of: country , land , nation the people who live in a nation or country
May 21, 2024 · British pl (plural only) (usually with definite article) The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain . Synonyms: Britons, (informal) Brits. The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom. ( history) The ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain before the Anglo-Saxon invasion. Synonym: Britons.
British definition: Of or relating to the ancient Britons. Origin of British In Old English as Bryttisc (“Britons”) . The spelling with single -t-appears in the 13th century under the influence of Latin Britannia, but spelling with -tt-persists alongside -t-during the 13th to 17th centuries.
the British. : the people of Great Britain and especially England. talked about the British. BRITISH meaning: 1 : of or relating to Great Britain and especially England; 2 : the people of Great Britain and especially England.
– this is a quintessentially British saying meaning you’ll do something immediately. You might say it to show you are keen, for example: “If you’re cooking dinner I’ll be there in a jiffy.” K Slang Words Phrases Knees up – if someone says they went to “a right knees-up over the weekend” they are talking about a wild party.
Gibraltar. Montserrat. Pitcairn Islands. Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands. You’ll also be a British citizen if ...
noun. A Japanese genre of science or fantasy fiction featuring a protagonist who is transported to or reincarnated in a different, strange, or unfamiliar world. Also: an anime, manga, video game, etc., in this genre.
