British
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: history
human-sciences
sciences
Etymology: From Middle English Brittish, from Old English Brettisċ.
The spelling with single -t- appears in the 13th century under the influence of Medieval Latin Britannicus, but spelling with -tt- persists alongside -t- during the 13th to at least 18th 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.
Inflected forms:
form: Brittish
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: more British
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most British
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: Brittish
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.
pos: noun
tags: plural
plural-only
usually
with-definite-article
gloss: The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom.
pos: noun
tags: plural
plural-only
usually
with-definite-article
gloss: The earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion and subsequent migrations.
pos: noun
tags: plural
plural-only
usually
with-definite-article
gloss: Synonym of Welsh: the Welsh people.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
plural
plural-only
usually
with-definite-article
gloss: Of Britain.
pos: adj
tags: usually
with-definite-article
gloss: Of the United Kingdom.
pos: adj
tags: usually
with-definite-article
gloss: Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
pos: adj
tags: usually
with-definite-article
gloss: Of England; English.
pos: adj
tags: informal
proscribed
usually
with-definite-article
gloss: Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
pos: adj
tags: historical
usually
with-definite-article
gloss: Of the British Isles.
pos: adj
tags: historical
usually
with-definite-article
gloss: Of British English.
pos: adj
tags: usually
with-definite-article
Derived words: Belgo-British
best of British luck
Black British
black British
British America
British Antarctic Territory
British Columbia
Britisher
Britishification
Britishify
Britishish
British Islands
British Isles
Britishly
British Mandate
British North America
British Open
British Raj
British Togoland
familial British dementia
I'm British
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: Britte
lang: Arabic
word: بِرِيطَانِيّ
roman: biriṭāniyy
lang: Arabic
word: بِرِيطَانِيَّة
roman: biriṭāniyya
lang: Burmese
word: ဗြိတိလျှ
roman: bri.ti.hlya.
lang: Catalan
word: britànics
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 英國人 /英国人
roman: jing¹ gwok³ jan³
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 英國人 /英国人
roman: yīngguórén
lang: Czech
word: Britové
lang: Danish
word: brite
lang: Dutch
word: Brit
lang: Dutch
word: Britse
lang: Estonian
word: britt
lang: Faroese
word: breti
lang: Finnish
word: britit
lang: French
word: Britannique
lang: Galician
word: británicos
lang: Georgian
word: ბრიტანელი
roman: briṭaneli
lang: German
word: Briten
lang: German
word: Brite
lang: German
word: Britin
lang: Greek
word: Βρετανός
roman: Vretanós
lang: Greek
word: Βρετανή
roman: Vretaní
lang: Hindi
word: ब्रिटिश
roman: briṭiś
lang: Hindi
word: अंग्रेज़ी
roman: aṅgrezī
lang: Hungarian
word: brit
lang: Hungarian
word: nagy-britanniai
lang: Icelandic
word: Breti
lang: Indonesian
word: Bangsa Inggris
lang: Italian
word: britannici
lang: Japanese
word: イギリス人
roman: igirisujin
lang: Japanese
word: 英国人
roman: eikokujin
lang: Javanese
word: Bangsa Inggeris
lang: Lithuanian
word: britas
lang: Lithuanian
word: britė
lang: Macedonian
word: Британци
roman: Britanci
lang: Marathi
word: ब्रिटिश
roman: briṭiś
lang: Navajo
word: Óola Bichʼahní dineʼé
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: brite
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: brite
lang: Persian
word: بریتانیایی
roman: beritâniyâyi
lang: Polish
word: Brytyjczycy
lang: Portuguese
word: britânicos
lang: Romanian
word: britanic
lang: Romanian
word: britanici
lang: Russian
word: брита́нец
roman: británec
lang: Russian
word: брита́нка
roman: británka
lang: Russian
word: брита́нцы
roman: británcy
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: Breatannaich
lang: Slovak
word: Brit
lang: Slovene
word: Británec
lang: Slovene
word: Británka
lang: Spanish
word: británicos
lang: Swedish
word: britt
lang: Swedish
word: brittiska
lang: Turkish
word: İngiliz
lang: Urdu
word: انگریز
roman: aṅgrez
lang: Breton
word: Brezhon
lang: Cornish
word: Brython
lang: Czech
word: Britonové
lang: Danish
word: brite
lang: Estonian
word: britt
lang: Finnish
word: britit
lang: Finnish
word: brittiläiset
lang: Hungarian
word: brit
lang: Indonesian
word: Orang Inggris Kuno
lang: Indonesian
word: Orang Pribumi Inggris
lang: Old English
word: Bryttas
lang: Old English
word: Bryttwealas
lang: Old English
word: Bryttwalas
lang: Portuguese
word: britões
lang: Portuguese
word: bretões
lang: Romanian
word: britonic
lang: Romanian
word: britonici
lang: Russian
word: бритт
roman: britt
lang: Russian
word: бри́ттка
roman: bríttka
lang: Russian
word: бри́тты
roman: brítty
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: Breatannaich
lang: Spanish
word: britanos
lang: Welsh
word: Brython
lang: Cornish
word: brythonik
lang: Czech
word: britonský
lang: Finnish
word: brittiläinen
lang: Finnish
word: britti-
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: britisk
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: britisk
lang: Old English
word: Bryttisc Brytwylisc
lang: Portuguese
word: britônico
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: Breatannach
lang: Spanish
word: britano
lang: Welsh
word: Brythonig