british

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/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/

adj 5name 2

Collocations

ADJ.

against, english, general, many, modern, other, used

Many British people prefer tea to coffee in the afternoon.

VERB + BRITISH

buy, subject

We decided to buy British products to support local manufacturers and quality goods.

BRITISH + NOUN

children, chocolate, city, colony, empire, goods, government, life

The British Empire once controlled territories across nearly every continent.

PREP.

in, per

The average British person drinks about three cups of tea per day.

ADV.

often

British people often complain about the weather even though they're used to it by now.

Definitions

name

The Celtic language of the ancient Britons; Common Brittonic.

The British English language.

adj

Of Britain.

Of the United Kingdom.

Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.

Of England; English.

Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the people of Great Britain

brits

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

I'm British

Indicates that the speaker is British.

Example Bank

Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex.

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British people are used to standing in queues.

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The British have a lot of respect for law and order.

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The population of London is much greater than that of any other British city.

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Pocket calculators are as cheap to buy as a pair of socks, and as essential to thousands of British school children as a pencil and eraser.

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At one time Nigeria was a British colony.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, british is marked as informal, US, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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