Great Britishadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌɡreɪt ˈbrɪtɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌɡreɪt ˈbrɪdɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: great adj., British adj.

Etymology: < great adj. + British adj., after the name of Great Britain (see Britain n.²).

A. adj.

Of or relating to Great Britain or its inhabitants.Frequently used punningly, as though great rather than Great British were the modifier, as e.g. in the Great British queuer in quot. 2006 (understood punningly as the British queuer that is great); cf. Great British Public n. at Compounds.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > [adjective]

Great British1645

British-born1667

pan-Britannic1709

Anglo-Indian1810

Angrezi1855

Angrez1896

Pommy1913

1645 D. North Forest of Varieties i. 71 Our Great British worthy Champion, Strong Bulwark of our Peace.

1726 A. Boyer Polit. State Great Brit. July 71 The Merchants of the Great British Nation.

1792 Ld. Gardenstone Travelling Memorandums II. 31 Scotland, with..its situation as part of the Great British Island, will become a beautiful country.

1833 New Monthly Mag. (U.S. ed.) 1 339/1 She took out a large coloured silk handkerchief, and spread it over the edge of her box,—not a mode with the Cork, or any other Irish, or Great British ladies.

1869 Sat. Rev. 24 Apr. 552/2 It would be simply grotesque to talk of the Great British nation, government, flag, or army.

1915 Pop. Sci. Jan. 72 In the inevitable new alignment of European influence and power, a doctrine of Great British diplomacy may arise.

1994 Daily Tel. 2 Mar. 8/1 The commission said it was acting in line with its statutory duty to promote Great British, not Ulster interests.

2006 BBC Focus Jan. 50/1 According to Dr Keith Still of Crowd Dynamics, the Great British queuer is a bit of a myth.

B. n.

With plural agreement. Chiefly with the. The people of Great Britain collectively; the British. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Britain

British-maneOE

Briton1679

Britoner1799

Great Britainer1809

Britisher1815

Great British1843

Angrezi1866

Angrez1877

Brit1884

heaven-born1886

Pom1912

Pommy1913

choom1916

pongo1942

1843 tr. V. Hugo Rhine xxii. 319 Here and there, in richly enamelled pitchers, foamed the beverage called..by the French bière, and by the Great British beer.

1936 R. Heppenstall Apology for Dancing iv. 285 It is true that these limber lads, when they came to London, did not impress the Great British.

2005 J. Goodman Tracks to Murder iii. 48 The Great British are our friends.

Compounds

Great British Public n. (also Great British public, great British public) chiefly humorous or ironic the people of Great Britain; abbreviated G.B.P. (cf. G n. Initialisms).

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > [noun]

British1602

island race1621

British Lion1687

Great British Public1833

1833 C. G. F. Gore Sketch Bk. Fashion I. xiii. 317 No man had ever greater cause than the ex-premier to loathe and despise the ingratitude of the Great British public.

1866 J. Blackwood Let. 26 June in ‘G. Eliot’ Lett. (1955) IV. 279 The ‘Great British Public’ is not yet sufficiently aware of the book [sc. Felix Holt] to affect the sale.

1924 J. Doe in M. Joseph Journalism for Profit xii. 210 The next business in hand is getting on the right side of the Great British Public.

1968 ‘L. Marshall’ Blood on Blotter xvi. 108 The Great British Public would sooner eat dry bread and processed cheese..in a house they thought was tops, than enjoy a good meal in a place that didn't have any reputation.

2004 Independent 30 July 39/1 The vast majority of the great British public can handle its obligations without difficulty.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	great british
释义	Great Britishadj.n. Brit. /ˌɡreɪt ˈbrɪtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌɡreɪt ˈbrɪdɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: great adj., British adj. Etymology: < great adj. + British adj., after the name of Great Britain (see Britain n.²). A. adj. Of or relating to Great Britain or its inhabitants.Frequently used punningly, as though great rather than Great British were the modifier, as e.g. in the Great British queuer in quot. 2006 (understood punningly as the British queuer that is great); cf. Great British Public n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > [adjective] Great British1645 British-born1667 pan-Britannic1709 Anglo-Indian1810 Angrezi1855 Angrez1896 Pommy1913 1645 D. North Forest of Varieties i. 71 Our Great British worthy Champion, Strong Bulwark of our Peace. 1726 A. Boyer Polit. State Great Brit. July 71 The Merchants of the Great British Nation. 1792 Ld. Gardenstone Travelling Memorandums II. 31 Scotland, with..its situation as part of the Great British Island, will become a beautiful country. 1833 New Monthly Mag. (U.S. ed.) 1 339/1 She took out a large coloured silk handkerchief, and spread it over the edge of her box,—not a mode with the Cork, or any other Irish, or Great British ladies. 1869 Sat. Rev. 24 Apr. 552/2 It would be simply grotesque to talk of the Great British nation, government, flag, or army. 1915 Pop. Sci. Jan. 72 In the inevitable new alignment of European influence and power, a doctrine of Great British diplomacy may arise. 1994 Daily Tel. 2 Mar. 8/1 The commission said it was acting in line with its statutory duty to promote Great British, not Ulster interests. 2006 BBC Focus Jan. 50/1 According to Dr Keith Still of Crowd Dynamics, the Great British queuer is a bit of a myth. B. n. With plural agreement. Chiefly with the. The people of Great Britain collectively; the British. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Britain British-maneOE Briton1679 Britoner1799 Great Britainer1809 Britisher1815 Great British1843 Angrezi1866 Angrez1877 Brit1884 heaven-born1886 Pom1912 Pommy1913 choom1916 pongo1942 1843 tr. V. Hugo Rhine xxii. 319 Here and there, in richly enamelled pitchers, foamed the beverage called..by the French bière, and by the Great British beer. 1936 R. Heppenstall Apology for Dancing iv. 285 It is true that these limber lads, when they came to London, did not impress the Great British. 2005 J. Goodman Tracks to Murder iii. 48 The Great British are our friends. Compounds Great British Public n. (also Great British public, great British public) chiefly humorous or ironic the people of Great Britain; abbreviated G.B.P. (cf. G n. Initialisms). ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > [noun] British1602 island race1621 British Lion1687 Great British Public1833 1833 C. G. F. Gore Sketch Bk. Fashion I. xiii. 317 No man had ever greater cause than the ex-premier to loathe and despise the ingratitude of the Great British public. 1866 J. Blackwood Let. 26 June in ‘G. Eliot’ Lett. (1955) IV. 279 The ‘Great British Public’ is not yet sufficiently aware of the book [sc. Felix Holt] to affect the sale. 1924 J. Doe in M. Joseph Journalism for Profit xii. 210 The next business in hand is getting on the right side of the Great British Public. 1968 ‘L. Marshall’ Blood on Blotter xvi. 108 The Great British Public would sooner eat dry bread and processed cheese..in a house they thought was tops, than enjoy a good meal in a place that didn't have any reputation. 2004 Independent 30 July 39/1 The vast majority of the great British public can handle its obligations without difficulty. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1645
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