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British
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
British
(adjective)
British English
(noun)
British Summer Time
(noun)
British Columbia
(proper noun)
British Empire
(proper noun)
British Isles
(proper noun)
Britain
(proper noun)
British
/
ˈ
brɪtɪʃ/
adjective
British
/
ˈ
brɪtɪʃ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of BRITISH
:
of or relating to Great Britain and especially England
British
newspapers
a
British
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the British
:
the people of Great Britain and especially England
talked about
the British
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