british
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: brutish, brinish, brittish
Antonyms: brutish, brinish, brittish
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Noun
- The residents or inhabitants of [[Great Britain]].
- The citizens or inhabitants of the [[United Kingdom]].
- {{lb|en|history}} The earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the [[Anglo-Saxon]] invasion and subsequent migrations.
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{synonym of|en|Welsh}}: the [[Welsh]] [[people]].
Proper noun
- The [[Celtic]] language of the ancient Britons; [[Common Brittonic]].
- {{lb|en|chiefly|US}} The [[British English]] language.
Adjective
- Of [[Britain]].
- Of the [[United Kingdom]].
- Of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], or the [[British Empire]].
- {{lb|en|informal|proscribed}} Of [[England]]; [[English]].
- {{lb|en|historical}} Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; [[Brythonic]].
- {{lb|en|historical}} Of the [[British Isles]].
- Of [[British English]].
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