British means belonging or relating to the United Kingdom, or to its people or culture.
...the British government.
...traditional British cookery.
2. plural noun
TheBritish are the people of Great Britain.
British in British English
(ˈbrɪtɪʃ)
adjective
1.
relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Britain or any of the natives, citizens, or inhabitants of the United Kingdom
2.
relating to or denoting the English language as spoken and written in Britain, esp the S dialect generally regarded as standard
See also Southern British English, Received Pronunciation
3.
relating to or denoting the ancient Britons
4.
of or relating to the Commonwealth
British subjects
noun
5. (functioning as plural)
the natives or inhabitants of Britain
6.
the extinct Celtic language of the ancient Britons
See also Brythonic
Derived forms
Britishness (ˈBritishness)
noun
British in American English
(ˈbrɪtɪʃ)
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the ancient Britons
2.
of Great Britain or its people, language, or culture
3.
of the Commonwealth
noun
4.
the language of the ancient Britons
5.
British English
Idioms:
the British
Word origin
ME Brittish < OE Bryttisc < Bret, pl. Bryttas, name of the Celt inhabitants of Britain; of Celt orig.
Examples of 'British' in a sentence
British
He sipped coffee in the lounge and picked out the British and German agents loitering in and around the airport building.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
A tram thudded across the entrance to the street, heading downhill towards the British Embassy.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
An Almatinvest representative got in touch with the British Embassy on Rogachev's behalf.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002)
In other languages
British
British English: British /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ ADJECTIVE
British means belonging or relating to Great Britain.
...the British government.
American English: British
Arabic: بَريطانِيِّ
Brazilian Portuguese: britânico
Chinese: 英国的
Croatian: britanski
Czech: britský
Danish: britisk
Dutch: Brits
European Spanish: británico
Finnish: brittiläinen
French: britannique
German: britisch
Greek: βρετανικός
Italian: britannico
Japanese: 英国の
Korean: 영국의
Norwegian: britisk
Polish: brytyjski
European Portuguese: britânico
Romanian: britanic
Russian: британский
Latin American Spanish: británico
Swedish: brittisk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับประเทศสหราชอาณาจักรอังกฤษ
Turkish: İngiliz
Ukrainian: британський
Vietnamese: thuộc Vương Quốc Anh
British English: British /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ NOUN
The British are the people who come from Great Britain.
American English: British
Arabic: بَريطانِيِّ
Brazilian Portuguese: nativo da Grã-Bretanha
Chinese: 英国人
Croatian: Britanac
Czech: Brit
Danish: brite
Dutch: Brit
European Spanish: británicos
Finnish: britit
French: Britannique
German: Brite
Greek: Βρετανός
Italian: britannico
Japanese: 英国人
Korean: 영국 사람
Norwegian: brite
Polish: Brytyjczyk
European Portuguese: nativo da Grã-Bretanha
Romanian: britanici
Russian: британец
Latin American Spanish: británico
Swedish: britt
Thai: ชาวสหราชอาณาจักร
Turkish: İngiliz
Ukrainian: британець
Vietnamese: người Vương Quốc Anh
All related terms of 'British'
British lop
a breed of large white pig with large drooping ears, originating from Wales , Cumberland , and Ulster
pro-British
in favour of or supporting Britain, its people, culture , etc
the British
the people of Great Britain
Afro-British
of or relating to British people of African descent
anti-British
opposed to anything characteristic of or relating to Britain
British Asian
A British Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani , or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain .
British India
the 17 provinces of India formerly governed by the British under the British sovereign : ceased to exist in 1947 when the independent states of India and Pakistan were created
British Isles
a group of islands in W Europe , consisting of Great Britain , Ireland , the Isle of Man , Orkney, Shetland , the Channel Islands belonging to Great Britain, and the islands adjacent to these
British Lions
a touring rugby union side composed of players invited from England, Scotland , Wales , and Ireland
British List
a list , maintained by the British Ornithologists' Union , of birds accepted as occurring at least once in the British Isles
British Rail
the organization that ran the British railway system from 1948 until privatization in the mid-1990s
British warm
an army officer's short thick overcoat
British White
a British breed of medium-sized white cattle with black points, bred mainly for meat
British Council
an organization founded (1934) to extend the influence of British culture and education throughout the world
British disease
→ the British disease
British Empire
(formerly) the United Kingdom and the territories under its control, which reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I when it embraced over a quarter of the world's population and more than a quarter of the world's land surface
British English
the English language as spoken and written in England and as distinguished esp. from → American English
British Guiana
→ Guyana
British Legion
an organization founded in 1921 to provide services and assistance for former members of the armed forces
British Library
the British national library , formed in 1973 from the British Museum library and other national collections : housed mainly in the British Museum until 1997 when a purpose-built library in St Pancras, London , was completed
British Museum
a museum in London , founded in 1753: contains one of the world's richest collections of antiquities and (until 1997) most of the British Library
British Telecom
the popular name for British Telecommunications Group plc, the dominant fixed line telecommunications and broadband internet provider in the United Kingdom
British Cameroons
a former British trust territory of West Africa
British Columbia
a province of W Canada , on the Pacific coast: largely mountainous with extensive forests , rich mineral resources , and important fisheries . Capital: Victoria . Pop: 4 400 057 (2011 est). Area: 930 532 sq km (359 279 sq miles)
British Columbian
of or relating to British Columbia or its inhabitants
British Honduras
→ Belize
British Israelite
a member of a religious movement claiming that the British people are descended from the lost tribes of Israel
British longhair
a breed of large cat with a semi-long thick soft coat
British shorthair
a breed of large cat with a short dense coat
British Somaliland
a former British protectorate (1884–1960) in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden : united with Italian Somaliland in 1960 to form Somalia (or the Somali Republic ); in 1991 the self-styled republic of Somaliland, covering the same area as the former British Somaliland, declared itself independent and continues to function largely as a separate entity , though without international recognition
British New Guinea
the W part of the island of New Guinea : formerly under Dutch rule , becoming a province of Indonesia in 1963. Capital: Jayapura . Pop: 2 220 934 (2000). Area: 416 990 sq km (161 000 sq miles)
British East Africa
the former British possessions of Uganda , Kenya , Tanganyika , and Zanzibar , before their independence in the 1960s
British North America
(formerly) Canada or its constituent regions or provinces that formed part of the British Empire
British Sign Language
the main sign language used by deaf people in the United Kingdom
British Standard Time
the standard time used in Britain all the year round from 1968 to 1971, set one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and equalling Central European Time
British Summer Time
British Summer Time is a period in the spring and summer during which the clocks are put forward , so that people can have an extra hour of daylight in the evening.
British thermal unit
a unit of heat in the fps system equal to the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1° F . 1 British thermal unit is equivalent to 1055.06 joules or 251.997 calories
British West Africa
the former British possessions of Nigeria , The Gambia , Sierra Leone , and the Gold Coast (now Ghana ), and the former trust territories of Togoland and Cameroons
British West Indies
a former name for the states in the Caribbean that are members of the Commonwealth : the Bahamas, Barbados , Jamaica , Trinidad and Tobago , Antigua and Barbuda , Saint Kitts and Nevis , Dominica , Grenada , Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; along with the islands which remain as United Kingdom dependencies : Anguilla , the Cayman Islands, Montserrat , the Turks and Caicos Islands and the British Virgin Islands
Royal British Legion
an organization founded in 1921 to provide services and assistance for former members of the armed forces
the British disease
the pattern of strikes and industrial unrest in the 1970s and early 1980s supposed by many during this time to be endemic in Britain and to weaken the British economy
British National Party
a far-right political party
British Technology Group
an organization formed in 1981 by the merger of the National Enterprise Board and the National Research and Development Corporation to encourage and finance technological innovation : privatized in 2000
British Virgin Islands
a UK Overseas Territory in the Caribbean , consisting of 36 islands in the E Virgin Islands: formerly part of the Federation of the Leeward Islands (1871–1956). Capital: Road Town, on Tortola. Pop: 31 912 (2013 est). Area: 153 sq km (59 sq miles)
Southern British English
the dialect of spoken English regarded as standard in England and considered as having high social status in comparison with other British English dialects. Historically, it is derived from the S East Midland dialect of Middle English
long white lop-eared
a breed of large white pig with large drooping ears, originating from Wales , Cumberland , and Ulster
British Airports Authority
(formerly, in Britain ) an organization that ran three state-owned airports in the London area
British and Irish Lions
a touring rugby union side composed of players invited from England, Scotland , Wales , and Ireland
British Antarctic Territory
a UK Overseas Territory in the S Atlantic ( claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty ): created in 1962 and consisting of the South Shetland Islands , the South Orkney Islands, and Graham Land; formerly part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies
British Red Cross Society
the British branch of the Red Cross Society
Chinese translation of 'British'
British
(ˈbrɪtɪʃ)
adj
英国(國)的 (Yīngguó de)
n pl
the British英国(國)人 (Yīngguórén)
All related terms of 'British'
the British
英国(國)人 Yīngguórén
British Isles
▶ the British Isles 不列颠群岛(島) Bùlièdiān Qúndǎo
in British waters
在英国(國)海域 zài Yīngguó hǎiyù
the British Isles
不列颠群岛(島) Bùlièdiān Qúndǎo
under British rule
在英国(國)的统(統)治下 zài Yīngguó de tǒngzhì xià
a British-made car
一辆(輛)英国(國)制(製)造的汽车(車) yīliàng Yīngguó zhìzào de qìchē