Definition of the word British

Pronunciation of vocabulary British

Britishadjective

Anh

/ˈbrɪtɪʃ//ˈbrɪtɪʃ/

Origin of the word British

Word OriginOld English Brettisc ‘relating to the ancient Britons’, from Bret ‘Briton’, from Latin Britto, or its Celtic equivalent.

Example of vocabulary Britishnamespace

meaning

connected with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or with the people who live there

  • the British Government
  • He was born in France but his parents are British.
  • British-based/British-born/British-made
  • a truly British comic hero
meaning

the people of Great Britain or the United Kingdom

Words, synonyms, related vocabulary British

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