Definitions for: British

[n] the people of Great Britain
[adj] of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British"

Webster (1913) Definition: Brit"ish (br[i^]t"[i^]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc,
Bryttisc.]
Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; --
sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.

British gum, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold
water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of
about 600[deg] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to
dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum
in stiffering goods.

British lion, the national emblem of Great Britain.

British seas, the four seas which surround Great Britain.

Brit"ish, n. pl.
People of Great Britain.

Synonyms: British people, Brits, the British

See Also: a people, country, land, nation

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