Britishism

[brit-i-shiz-uhm]

noun

any custom, manner, characteristic, or quality peculiar to or associated with the British people.

the aggregate of such qualities regarded as characteristic of a British person: His cool reserve is just part of his Britishism.

Origin:
1880–85; British + -ism

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Britishism (ˈbrɪtɪˌʃɪzəm)

—n
	a variant of Briticism

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