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british

//ˈbɹɪtɪʃ//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Note for british

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Forms

Comparative
more british
Superlative
most british

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.

  2. 2.The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom.

  3. 3.The earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion and subsequent migrations.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Of Britain.

  2. 2.Of the United Kingdom.

  3. 3.Of England; English.(informal)

  4. 4.Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1439

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Uncommon
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

Etymology

From Middle English Brittish, from Old English Brettisċ.

The spelling with single -t- appears in the 13th century under the influence of Medieval Latin Britannicus, but spelling with -tt- persists alongside -t- during the 13th to at least 18th centuries.

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