BRITISH

British

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; “his wife is British”

British, British people, Brits

(noun) the people of Great Britain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Brit"ish, a. Etym: [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restrict 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° 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.

Definition: People of Great Britain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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