'British' definitions:
Definition of 'British'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British"
noun
The people of Great Britain [syn: British, British people, Brits]
Definition of 'British'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'British'
From: GCIDE
- British \Brit"ish\, n. pl. People of Great Britain. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'British'
- Britisher,
- Britishism,
- British gum,
- British lion,
- British seas,
- british cabinet,
- british capital,
- british columbia,
- british commonwealth,
- british crown,
- british empire,
- british empiricism,
- british guiana,
- british honduras,
- british isles,
- british parliament,
- british people,
- british pound,
- british shilling,
- british system,
- British thermal unit,
- british capacity unit,
- british east africa,
- british house of commons,
- british house of lords,
- british imperial system,
- british labour party,
- british monetary unit,
- british pound sterling,
- british virgin islands,
- british west africa,
- british west indies