1 (abbreviation Br.) connected with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the people who live there:
the British Government * He was born in France but his parents are British. * British-based / British-born / British-made
2 (the British) noun [pl.] the people of the United Kingdom
Britishness noun [U]
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British / English / Briton / Brit
There is no noun which is commonly used to refer to the people of Britain. Instead the adjective British is used: She's British. * The British have a very odd sense of humour. The adjective English refers only to people from England, not the rest of the United Kingdom.
The noun Briton is used mainly in newspapers: The survivors of the avalanche included 12 Britons. It also describes the early inhabitants of Britain: the ancient Britons. Brit is informal and can sound negative. Britisher is now very old-fashioned.
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