Brit´ish|ness

Brit´ish|ness
Brit|ish «BRIHT ihsh», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of Great Britain or its people.
2. of or belonging to ancient Britain or the ancient Britons: »

the British warrior queen.

3. Obsolete. of or belonging to Britanny; Breton.
–n.
1. pl. in use. the people of Great Britain.
2. the English spoken in Great Britain.
3. the language of the ancient Britons. Abbr. Brit.
[old English Brittisc < Brittas Britons < a Celtic word]
Brit´ish|ly, adverb.
Brit´ish|ness, noun.
Usage British is not now generally applied to the Commonwealth as a whole or to its fully independent member states.

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  • Brit|ish — «BRIHT ihsh», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of Great Britain or its people. 2. of or belonging to ancient Britain or the ancient Britons: »the British warrior queen. 3. Obsolete. of or belonging to Britanny; Breton. –n. 1. pl. in use. the people of… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

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