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单词 britannical
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Britannicaladj.

Brit. /brᵻˈtanᵻkl/, U.S. /brɪˈtænək(ə)l/
Forms: 1500s Brytannicall, 1600s Britannicall, 1700s– Britannical.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Britannicus , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < classical Latin Britannicus Britannic adj. + -al suffix1; compare -ical suffix. Compare earlier British adj. and also Britannish adj.
Now rare.
= British adj. 3. Cf. Britannic adj.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > [adjective] > Britain
BritannishOE
BritishOE
Britona1387
Britannical1548
Britannian1589
Britain1609
Britannic1635
pongo1944
Brit1948
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. ciii v Brytannicall tytles and seignories.
1642 Welshmans Answer sig. A3v Her affections are no wayes tardy to any thing tat [sic] may prove profitable and necessary to her advancement in her Country and te [sic] English people in the Britannicall glory and fame.
1729 J. Lewis & H. Thomas Hist. Great-Brit. 227 (heading) The Description of the Britannical Islandes.
1770 T. Mortimer Student's Pocket Dict. Caius, or Kayes, John, a celebrated English physician and antiquary, medical and Britannical antiq. author.
1835 Western Monthly Mag. Dec. 409 These committees pursue their task with a perseverance more than Britannical.
1995 New Statesman & Society (Nexis) 21 July 30 It was the old Britannical civis sum thing that allowed one to be proud to be associated with the Empire.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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