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British

British Meaning & Definition
British Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of British?

[n] the people of Great Britain
[adj] of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British"

Synonyms | Synonyms for British: British people | Brits | the British

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See Also | a people | country | land | nation

British In Webster's Dictionary

\Brit"ish\ (br[i^]t"[i^]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants. {British gum}, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600[deg] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods. {British lion}, the national emblem of Great Britain. {British seas}, the four seas which surround Great Britain.
\Brit"ish\, n. pl. People of Great Britain.

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