Definition of Britishness in English:
Britishness
noun ˈbrɪtɪʃnəsˈbrɪdɪʃnəs
mass nounThe quality of being British or of having characteristics regarded as typically British.
a brand that used to boast its Britishness on its carrier bags
my Britishness comes out in my writing
Example sentencesExamples
- The unionists have adopted fish and chips as a symbol of Britishness.
- The context of the development of television is highly British, in the late-eighteenth-century sense of Britishness.
- Generations of British musicians have found Britishness to be a rather thorny subject.
- The mid-century wars had generated much patriotic rhetoric in praise of Britishness.
- In trying to avoid American terminology, your album tries to translate everything into a Britishness.
Definition of Britishness in US English:
Britishness
nounˈbrɪdɪʃnəsˈbridiSHnəs
The quality of being British or of having characteristics regarded as typically British.
my Britishness comes out in my writing
the company's reputation and its Britishness had helped cement the deal
Example sentencesExamples
- Generations of British musicians have found Britishness to be a rather thorny subject.
- The unionists have adopted fish and chips as a symbol of Britishness.
- The mid-century wars had generated much patriotic rhetoric in praise of Britishness.
- In trying to avoid American terminology, your album tries to translate everything into a Britishness.
- The context of the development of television is highly British, in the late-eighteenth-century sense of Britishness.