British

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or relating to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or to its people or culture

   British trade unions played a major role in the country's industrial politics.

2. 2
   noun

   the people of Great Britain or the United Kingdom considered collectively

   The survey asked the British how they viewed the proposed constitutional change.

Common collocations

• british english Adjective + noun

From Middle English Brittish and Old English Brettisc, 'of the Britons,' formed from the name of the Britons plus the ancestor of -ish. Briton and Britain ultimately continue Latin Britto and Britannia, names used for the island and its inhabitants.

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