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. Elvis Costello:

   If I wrote that song today, maybe I'd think twice about it, that's what my grandfather was called in the British army -- it's historically a fact -- but people hear that word go off like a bell and accuse me of something that I didn't intend.

2. Stuart Gordon:

   If Sangin falls, much of the north of Helmand is very much under Taliban control, this is probably the worst of the scenarios that the British had in 2013 and 2014.

3. Raquel Welch:

   I was lucky that one of my first movies, 'One Million Years B.C.' was made in Europe by a British company. The Brits, and a lot of the rest of Europe, seemed to really love exotic women. The fact that I was American and exotic just made me more appealing to them.

4. Richard Ottaway:

   The Chinese government's decision to prevent the foreign affairs committee entering Hong Kong is an insult to the House of Commons and the UK as a whole, the British government should react more strongly to this unprecedented and overtly confrontational act, including by summoning the Chinese Ambassador to the FCO (Foreign Office).

5. Lupe Fuentes:

   He asked us how old the car was and how we managed to preserve them, british cars are harder to maintain than the U.S. ones because there is a constant inflow of U.S. parts but many of the British ones are no longer even made.

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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