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British

/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/ noun A2
  1. The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.
  2. The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom.
  3. The earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion and subsequent migrations.
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Has a good practical knowledge of British law.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 15 · B2
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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