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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Has a good practical knowledge of British law.

I should have fallen into the hands of the murderous Ghazis had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray, my orderly, who threw me across a pack-horse, and succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines.

A Study in Scarlet, p. 1 · B2

Here’s British Birds, and Catullus, and The Holy War—a bargain, every one of them.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 7 · C1

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

Anne of Green Gables, p. 293 · C1

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British The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain. A2

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