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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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   What does Great Britain mean in English?

   • the ancient Roman name of the island of Great Britain, especially the S part where the early Roman provinces were. the British Empire. Chiefly Literary. Great Britain. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. the figure of a seated woman with trident and helmet used as a symbolic representation of Great Britain and the British Empire.

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   Where did the word British come from?

   • The first records of British come from before 900. It ultimately comes from the Old English Bryttisc, which was an equivalent of the word Bryttas, meaning Britons. While it is correct to refer to people from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland as British, people from the UK identify more closely with their regions.

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   British definition: 1. belonging to or relating to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or its…. Learn more.

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

   • British: French Translation

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

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

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

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

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   3 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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   British is used as an adjective to describe something as coming from or being related to the island of Great Britain or the people who live there, as in We drove through the British countryside. British is also used as a noun to mean the people of Great Britain, usually as “the British.”

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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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   1. a. : the Celtic language of the ancient Britons. b. : british english. 2. plural in construction : the people of Great Britain or the Commonwealth of Nations. British adjective. Britishism. ˈbri-ti-ˌshi-zəm. noun. Britishness noun. Examples of British in a Sentence.