Definition of british British

/bɹɪˈtɪʃ/ - [british] - Brit•ish

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What does british mean?

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Noun
british - the people of Great Britain
		British people, Brits
		nation, country, land the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
Adjective British, britisher, britishest
british - of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British"

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Wiktionary

british (Adjective)
Of Britain.
british (Adjective)
Of the United Kingdom .
british (Adjective)
Of the Commonwealth of Nations , or the British Empire .
british (Adjective)
Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

british (a.)
Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.
british (n. pl.)
People of Great Britain.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

british
Of or relating to Great Britain, Brits, or the British English language.

Wikipedia

A British person or object comes from the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands (near France). It can also be used for some overseas places like Gibraltar (near Spain) or the Falkland Islands (near South America).

The term "British" is often used to describe something unique to the UK, for example 'the British way of life' or 'the British weather'. Sometimes it is accidentally used to describe some English, though it is usually over looked because English is British. Britain is not England, though.

A British person can also be called a Briton. A unique symbol of the "British" is the Union Jack flag which is recognised globally as a symbol of the United Kingdom.

Although being British is a collective identity, the countries of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland and the principality of Wales have separate identities and flags which make them unique.

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british, noun, singular of britishes.

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