Brit|ish

Brit|ish
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|ly — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Brit|ish|er — «BRIHT ih shuhr», noun. a British subject, especially an Englishman …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Brit|ish|ism — «BRIHT ih shihz uhm», noun. 1. the characteristic qualities of the British. 2. a British peculiarity, form of expression, or the like; Briticism. Usage See Briticism for usage note …   Useful english dictionary

  • Brit·ish·er — /ˈbrıtıʃɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] chiefly US informal + old fashioned : a British person …   Useful english dictionary

  • brit — brit·ain; brit·i·cism; brit·ish·er; brit·ish·ism; brit·ish·ly; brit·on; brit·ta·ny; brit·ton·ic; brit; brit·ish; brit·tle; brit·ish·ness; brit·tle·ly; brit·tle·ness; brit·tly; ca·brit; em·brit·tle·ment; …   English syllables

  • ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… …   English syllables

  • good·ish — /ˈgʊdıʃ/ adj chiefly Brit : somewhat good She did a goodish [=fair] amount of work. a goodish wine …   Useful english dictionary

  • sharp·ish — /ˈʃɑɚpıʃ/ adv Brit informal : ↑quickly getting the work done sharpish …   Useful english dictionary

  • british — brit·ish …   English syllables

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