British /(brĭt"ĭsh)/
Brit·ish
British
a.
- Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.
Phrases & Compounds
- British gum
- a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600° Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods.
- British lion
- the national emblem of Great Britain.
- British seas
- the four seas which surround Great Britain.
British
n. pl.
- People of Great Britain.