British

/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/ adjective C2

Of Britain.
Of the United Kingdom.
Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
Of England; English. (informal)
Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
Of the British Isles.
Of British English.

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Our visitor bore every mark of being an average commonplace British tradesman, obese, pompous, and slow.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 3 · B2

“Her husband was a British officer, and she is very careful what sort of boarders she takes.

“Here is page 534, column two, a substantial block of print dealing, I perceive, with the trade and resources of British India.

The Valley of Fear, p. 7 · C1

It is a matter of history—that secret history of a nation which is often so much more intimate and interesting than its public chronicles—that Oberstein, eager to complete the coup of his lifetime, came to the lure and was safely engulfed for fifteen years in a British prison.

Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 40 · B2

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British The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain. A2

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