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Brit⋅ish

[brit-ish]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Great Britain or its inhabitants.
2. used esp. by natives or inhabitants of Great Britain: In this dictionary, “Brit.” is an abbreviation for “British usage.”
–noun
3. the people native to or inhabiting Great Britain.
4. British English.
5. the Celtic language of the ancient Britons.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME Brittische, OE Bryttisc, equiv. to Brytt(as) Britons + -isc- -ish 1 ; see Briton


Brit⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
Brit⋅ish⋅ness, noun

British English

–noun
the English language as spoken and written in Great Britain, esp. in southern England.
Also called British.


Origin:
1865–70
Brit·ish   (brĭt'ĭsh)   
adj.  
    1. Of or relating to Great Britain or its people, language, or culture.
    2. Of or relating to the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth of Nations.
  1. Of or relating to the ancient Britons.
n.  
  1. (used with a pl. verb) The people of Great Britain.
  2. British English.
  3. The Celtic language of the ancient Britons.

[Middle English Brittish, from Old English Bryttisc, relating to the ancient Britons, from Bryttas, Britons, of Celtic origin.]

British

Brit"ish\ (br[i^]t"[i^]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted 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[deg] 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.

British

Brit"ish\, n. pl. People of Great Britain.
Language Translation for : British
Spanish: británico,
German: britisch,
Japanese: 英国[英連邦]の

British 
O.E. Bryttisc "of or relating to ancient Britons," from Bryttas "natives of ancient Britain" (see Briton). First record of British Isles is from 1621.
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