Definitions for British
ˈbrɪt ɪʃBri·tish

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. British, British people, Brits(adj)

   the people of Great Britain

2. British(adj)

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

   "his wife is British"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. British(Adjective)

   Of Britain (meaning the British Isles)

   Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .

2. British(Adjective)

   Of the United Kingdom.

   Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .

3. British(Adjective)

   Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.

   Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .

4. British(Adjective)

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

   Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .

5. British(ProperNoun)

   With the, the citizens or inhabitants of Britain collectively.

   Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .

6. British(ProperNoun)

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

   Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .

7. British(ProperNoun)

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

   Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .

8. British(ProperNoun)

   The Celtic language of the ancient Britons

   Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .

9. British(ProperNoun)

   The British English language.

   Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .

Webster Dictionary(1.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. British(adj)

   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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Michael Winner:

   Richard Todd was the most wonderful type of British stiff upper lip acting

2. The Russian embassy in London:

   We would like the British side to share with us the information regarding the type of substance used and the correlation between this incident and other mysterious poisonings happening in the vicinity of the secret military chemical laboratory in Porton Down.

3. Emily Sneff:

   I was just looking for copies of the Declaration of Independence in British archives.

4. Prime Minister David Cameron:

   I am determined to prioritise the resources we need to combat the terrorist threat because protecting the British people is my number one duty, this is a generational struggle that demands we provide more manpower to combat those who would destroy us and our values.

5. Thomas Markle:

   I am proud that my new grandson is born into the British royal family and I am sure that he will grow up to serve the crown and the people of Britain with grace, dignity, and honour.

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