Meaning

7 senses
  1. (usually, with definite article)Of Britain.

    britisch, großbritannisch

    брита́нскийbritánskij

    брита́нськийbrytánsʹkyj

    of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture

  2. (usually, with definite article)Of the United Kingdom.

  3. (usually, with definite article)Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.

  4. (informal, proscribed, usually, with definite article)Of England; English.

  5. (historical, usually, with definite article)Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.

  6. (historical, usually, with definite article)Of the British Isles.

  7. (usually, with definite article)Of British English.

    britisch

    брита́нскийbritánskij

Examples

377 sentences
  1. He is a British citizen, but lives in India.

    Він — громадянин Великобританії, але живе в Індії. — deniko

    ruОн — гражданин Великобритании, но живет в Индии. — odexed

    deEr ist englischer Staatsbürger, aber wohnt in Indien. — sadjad

  2. Boris Johnson is the British Donald Trump.

    Борис Джонсон — це британський Дональд Трамп. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

    ruБорис Джонсон - британский Дональд Трамп. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR

  3. Tom has a British accent.

    У Тома британський акцент. — deniko

    ruУ Тома британский акцент. — odexed

    deTom hat einen britischen Akzent. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I don't understand British humor.

    Я не розумію британського гумору. — deniko

    ruЯ не понимаю британский юмор. — lim

  5. How do we buy British goods?

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of Britain:
Русский
By meaning 1
of Britain:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of Britain:

Origin

From Middle English Brittish, from Old English Brettisċ.

From Middle English Brittish, from Old English Brettisċ.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

more British, most British
Comparativemore British Lesson
Superlativemost British Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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