What does British mean?
Definitions for British
ˈbrɪt ɪʃBritish
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Princeton's WordNet
British, British people, Britsadjective
the people of Great Britain
Britishadjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture
"his wife is British"
Wiktionary
Britishadjective
Of Britain (meaning the British Isles)
Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .
Britishadjective
Of the United Kingdom.
Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .
Britishadjective
Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .
Britishadjective
Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .
Britishnoun
With the, the citizens or inhabitants of Britain collectively.
Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .
Britishnoun
With the, the citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom collectively.
Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .
Britishnoun
The ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain, also called ancient Britons.
Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .
Britishnoun
The Celtic language of the ancient Britons
Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .
Britishnoun
The British English language.
Etymology: In as Bryttisc "Britons" .
Webster Dictionary
Britishadjective
of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants
British
people of Great Britain
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'British' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #223
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'British' in Written Corpus Frequency: #610
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'British' in Adjectives Frequency: #16
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of British in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of British in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of British in a Sentence
What we are going to do is apply to British tourists who go to the Balearic Islands the same requirements we make of other European citizens, they will need a full dose of vaccine or a negative PCR.
Remember, thousands of British servicemen died in the Second World War in Asia and it's right that we commemorate that.
The momentum can be revived, first of all by a British decision to stay in the union.
British Business Secretary Sajid Javid:
Today's announcement is a step in the right direction for the long-term future of British steel manufacturing in Scunthorpe, this agreement sends positive signals to any potential investor for the rest of Tata's UK business.
Nobody wants a long period of limbo. Neither the British people nor the European member states, everyone has an interest that the preparations are conducted in a thorough manner, that the positions are clear, and I think it is absolutely understandable that Britain needs a certain amount of time for this.
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