BRITISH
Dictionary entry overview: What does British mean?
• BRITISH (noun)
The noun BRITISH has 1 sense:
1. the people of Great Britain
Familiarity information: BRITISH used as a noun is very rare.
• BRITISH (adjective)
The adjective BRITISH has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture
Familiarity information: BRITISH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BRITISH (noun)
Meaning:
The people of Great Britain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
British; British people; Brits
Hypernyms ("British" is a kind of...):
country; land; nation (the people who live in a nation or country)
Domain member usage:
chequer (an attendant who checks coats or baggage)
• BRITISH (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
his wife is British
Pertainym:
Great Britain (an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales)
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