British
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
:
británico
- Well, today the whole world is talking about the British royal baby.
- the British Museum
- the British Prime Minister
- the British Empire
In other words, booze is the British word then.
- In other words, booze is the British word then.
- But then there's like the new school British vlogger, right?
- So like it just feels like a British Gothic novel.
- And the teacher, this British guy goes, what?
- Fall of Hyperion wins the British Science Fiction Award.
- Consort, of course, is British slang for home wrecker.
- And then my dad's side of the family is is British slash Irish.
- Well, today the whole world is talking about the British royal baby.
- And Posh and Beck's are opening a British style pub in LA.
- And David Venice and his classic British accent, said Salim.
- I'm from London, but my background is British, Polish and Caribbean.
- It says also in British English known as a sarney.
Examples
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Enough to attract the attention of the British authorities.
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The album's number one around the world, and it's the highest charting album from a British female artist in the US ever.
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Running a bar in the sun is the classic British dream.
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Ms Reynolds was in the British Army.
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In the public eye, the Trades Union Congress is linked with British politics and industrial relations.
Academic text (2011) -
Less than a year later, their song "Please Please Me" topped the British pop charts.
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So the reason it's here in the British Museum is twofold.
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A small number of politicians and military commanders have drawn valuable lessons from the British historical experience.
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I have a lot of DVDs of great British children's shows.
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Today, many people are excited about the new British royal baby.
Synonyms
A word that describes Britain or the British people, often in official titles
Compounds
20
3.8
Great Britain once ruled a large empire that included colonies like India, Canada, and Australia
13
1.0
A province in western Canada between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains
8
3.5
A group that makes laws for the United Kingdom with two parts, Commons and Lords
5
2.4
A group of islands off north-west Europe that includes Great Britain and Ireland
2
3.9
A group of independent countries that were once ruled by Britain and share ties to the British Crown
1
3.6
The elected part of the United Kingdom Parliament that makes and approves laws
1
2.7
A major political party in the United Kingdom that supports workers and social justice
1
3.2
The way English words are written in the United Kingdom and other countries, often different from American spelling
- Specialized
1
6.8
A unit of heat equal to the heat needed to raise one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit
1
3.5
A British TV show where amateur bakers compete in weekly baking challenges
A former area of eastern Africa ruled by Britain from the late 1800s to the mid 1900s
- Formal
A British way of thinking that says people learn from experience and the senses
The usual spelling and rules used in the UK and many Commonwealth countries, different from American spelling
The way words are spelled in the United Kingdom, for example colour and theatre
- Archaic
A system of measuring distance, weight, and liquid once used in Britain using feet, pounds, and pints
A unit of money used in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland equal to 100 pence
A group of islands in the Caribbean Sea that are a British territory with beaches and towns
- Specialized
A place where people register companies and trusts for tax and financial services
- Literature
A group of British colonies in western Africa during colonial times
Surface Forms
Morphology
British = Britain (transparent) = Britain + ish
Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ish' added to the noun 'Britain', a relationship that B1 learners can readily recognize.
Etymology
British comes from the place name Britain and the old name Briton, which in turn comes from an even older word sometimes said to mean 'painted people' because people long ago painted their bodies. So, British today means 'of or from Britain'.