british
Noun · AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the people of Great BritainSynonyms: British peopleBrits
Adjective (1)
- of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture“his wife is British”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
British \Brit"ish\, n. pl. People of Great Britain. [1913 Webster]
British \Brit"ish\ (br[i^]t"[i^]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants. [1913 Webster]
British gum, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600[deg] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods.
British lion, the national emblem of Great Britain.
British seas, the four seas which surround Great Britain. [1913 Webster]