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British

 
Dictionary: Brit·ish   (brĭt'ĭsh) pronunciation
 
adj.
    1. Of or relating to Great Britain or its people, language, or culture.
    2. Of or relating to the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth of Nations.
  1. Of or relating to the ancient Britons.
n.
  1. (used with a pl. verb) The people of Great Britain.
  2. British English.
  3. The Celtic language of the ancient Britons.

[Middle English Brittish, from Old English Bryttisc, relating to the ancient Britons, from Bryttas, Britons, of Celtic origin.]


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British is the adjective and demonym associated with Great Britain and the United Kingdom. It may refer to:

People

Language

  • British English, the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom
  • British language (Celtic), also known as Brythonic, the ancient Celtic language once spoken in Britain, ancestral to Welsh and Breton

Geography

  • British Isles, a group of northwestern European islands which include Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and a number of smaller islands
  • British Islands, a legal term describing the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, collectively
  • British Empire, the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom

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Misspellings: British
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Common misspelling(s) of British

  • Brittish

 
Translations: British
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - britisk
n. - brite

Nederlands (Dutch)
Brits, Britten

Français (French)
adj. - britannique, de la Grande-Bretagne, anglais, d'Angleterre
n. - les Britanniques, les Anglais

Deutsch (German)
adj. - britisch
n. - Briten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - οι Βρετανοί
adj. - Βρετανός, βρετανικός

Italiano (Italian)
britannici, britannico

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - britânico

Русский (Russian)
британец, британский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - británicos, británico, de Gran Bretaña
n. - británicos, británico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - britterna, engelsmännen
adj. - brittisk, engelsk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
大不列颠的, 英国人的, 英国的, 英国英语的, 英国人, 英国英语

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 大不列顛的, 英國人的, 英國的, 英國英語的
n. - 英國人, 英國英語

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 영국[인]의
n. - 영국[인]

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大ブリテンの, 英国の, 英国人の
n. - 英国人, 古代ウェールズ語, イギリス英語

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) البريطانيون (صفه) بريطاني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בריטי‬
n. - ‮בן בריטניה‬


 
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