British

• Brittish (archaic)

In Old English as Bryttisc (“Britons”) . The spelling with single -t- appears in the 13th century under the influence of Latin Britannia, but spelling with -tt- persists alongside -t- during the 13th to 17th centuries.

In reference to the island of Great Britain from ca. 1400 (Latin natio Anglica sive Britannica, Brittisshe occean 1398, the Britishe nacion 1548). As a noun, referring to the British people, British soldiers, etc. from ca. 1600.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪt.ɪʃ/
  • (US) IPA^(key): [ˈbɹɪɾ.ɪʃ]
  • (Cockney, Estuary English) IPA^(key): [ˈbɹɪ.ʔɪʃ]

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British

1. With the, the residents or inhabitants of Great Britain collectively.
2. With the, the citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom collectively.
3. (historical) The ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain before the Anglo-Saxon invasion, also called ancient Britons.
4. The Celtic language of the ancient Britons; Common Brittonic.
5. The British English language.

British (comparative more British, superlative most British)

1. Of Britain
2. Of the United Kingdom.
3. Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
4. (historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
5. (historical) Of the British Isles.
6. Of British English.

• British Antarctic Territory
• British Isles
• Britishification
• Britishish
• Britishly

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:British.