This page has 11 definitions of British in English. British is a proper noun and adjective. Also define these 11 related words and terms: Great Britain, United Kingdom, Anglo-Saxon, Britons, Celtic, British English, Britain, Commonwealth of Nations, British Empire, Brythonic, and British Isles.
From Old EnglishBryttisċ(“Britons”).[1]
The spelling with single -t- appears in the 13th century under the influence of Medieval Latin Britannicus, but spelling with -tt- persists alongside -t- during the 13th to 17th centuries.
In reference to the island of Great Britain from ca. 1400 (Latin natio Anglica sive Britannica, Brittisshe occean 1398, the Britishe nacion 1548).
As a noun, referring to the British people, British soldiers, etc. from ca. 1600.
The island (and sometimes including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Europe made up of England, Scotland, and Wales. Abbreviation: GB. (1 of 5 Great Britain definitions)
The English language as written and spoken in the United Kingdom (in contrast with other places, particularly other countries where English is predominant or at least an important language)
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Hebrew: (please verify)בריטים m pl (brit'im), (please verify)בריטיות f pl (brit'iot)
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Hebrew: (please verify)בריטי(he)m (brit'i), (please verify)בריטית f (brit'it)