Definitions for British
ˈbrɪt ɪʃbritish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. British, British people, Britsadjective

   the people of Great Britain

2. Britishadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture

   "his wife is British"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Britishadjective

   Of Britain (meaning the British Isles)

2. Britishadjective

   Of the United Kingdom.

3. Britishadjective

   Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.

4. Britishadjective

   Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.

5. Britishnoun

   With the, the citizens or inhabitants of Britain collectively.

6. Britishnoun

   With the, the citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom collectively.

7. Britishnoun

   The ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain, also called ancient Britons.

8. Britishnoun

   The Celtic language of the ancient Britons

9. Britishnoun

   The British English language.

10. Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons".

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. British

   British typically refers to something or someone associated with or originating from the United Kingdom. It is a term used to describe the nationality, culture, language, and characteristics of people from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It can also refer to the British government, institutions, or the British Isles as a whole.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.7 / 3 votes

1. Britishadjective

   of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants

2. British

   people of Great Britain

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'British' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #223

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'British' in Written Corpus Frequency: #610

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'British' in Adjectives Frequency: #16

How to pronounce British?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say British in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of British in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of British in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of British in a Sentence

1. Steven Grant:

   We're still connected to them, maybe as a colony used to be, but we're not governed by them, we just want to stay as we are, British. We don't need anything to change. All we hope is that things on the frontier don't change either.

2. Glyn Morgan:

   The support for Ukraine is shared across the British political spectrum -- left and right, political classes and the military-administrative classes... Boris Johnsons departure will have no impact, other than that Boris Johnsons successor will not be as charismatic.

3. Fabrice Bregier:

   This company was a dynamic success and demonstrated that the French and British can co-operate even in a 50-50 partnership, i think the lesson that can be drawn is that we must continue co-operation with Britain – Brexit or no Brexit.

4. Shiraz Maher:

   They're trying to lay the blame for this at the feet of the British government.

5. Bavarian Finance Minister Markus Soeder:

   People are saying we could face about a billion (euros) in additional contributions. We Germans need to make sure that after a Brexit the British contributions up to now are not simply transferred on to Germany and the rest of the net contributor countries.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=British
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/British
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/British