British
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British/ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to Great Britain or the United Kingdom.
- 2 of the British Commonwealth or (formerly) the British Empire.
– derivatives
Britishness noun.
Britishness noun.
– origin OE Brettisc, from Bret ‘Briton’, from L. Britto, or its Celtic equivalent.
'British' also found in these Oxford entries:
ABTA
- Acol
- adjutant general
- Aldis lamp
- Angelman syndrome
- Anglicism
- Anglo
- Anglo-
- Anglo-Celt
- Anglo-Indian
- ayah
- BA
- Bach flower remedies
- BAe
- BAFTA
- BAOR
- baron
- baronet
- batman
- baulky
- BBC
- BC
- bedel
- BEF
- BEM
- BFPO
- BH
- BL
- black and tan
- Blairism
- blowlamp
- blue ensign
- BM
- BMA
- BNP
- Board of Trade
- bobby
- BP
- BPC
- BR
- Br.
- brattice
- break
- brigadier
- Brit
- Britannic
- British thermal unit
- Briton
- Britpop
