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Definition of British

1. Noun. The people of Great Britain.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture. "His wife is British"

Definition of British

1. a. Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.

2. n. pl. People of Great Britain.

Definition of British

1. Proper noun. With ''the'', the citizens or inhabitants of Britain collectively. ¹

2. Proper noun. With ''the'', the citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom collectively. ¹

3. Proper noun. (history) The ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain, also called ancient Britons. ¹

4. Proper noun. The Celtic language of the ancient Britons ¹

5. Proper noun. The British English language. ¹

6. Adjective. Of Britain (meaning the British Isles) ¹

7. Adjective. (colloquial) Of the United Kingdom. ¹

8. Adjective. Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire. ¹

9. Adjective. (historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of British

Brit- Brit. Britain Britannia Britannia metal Britannia silver Britannic Britannica Britart Britcom

Britcoms Brith Brithenig Briticism Briticisms British (current term) British Approved Name British Asian British Broadcasting Corporation British Cabinet

British Central Africa British Columbia British Columbian British Columbians British Commonwealth British Crown British Crown dependency British East India Company British Empire British English

Literary usage of British

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"At the British Association meeting of 1839 at Birmingham Forbes obtained a grant for •dredging researches in the British seas, with A view to illustrating ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"THE AMERICAN association for the advancement of science borrowed its constitution, in large measure, from the British. Yet, while it is evident in the ..."

3. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1888)
"On 27th August,, I left Sandakan, the capital of British North Borneo, in the steam launch Sabine, and entering the mouth of the ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"British Association and the holding of two extra meetings by the American Association. It was formerly the custom in the British Association to review the ..."

5. Correspondence Concerning Claims Against Great Britain: Transmitted to the by United States Dept. of State (1871)
"This act shall come into operation in the United Kingdom immediately on the passing thereof, and shall be proclaimed in every British possession by the ..."

6. The Story of the Great War by Francis Joseph Reynolds, Allen Leon Churchill, Leonard Wood, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Austin Melvin Knight, Frederick Palmer, Frank Herbert Simonds, Arthur Brown Ruhl (1917)
"FRENCH AND British ADVANCES On the same date late in the afternoon the French ... On August 8, 1916, the British positions north and east of Pozieres were ..."

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