British /(brĭt"ĭsh)/

Brit·ish

British

a.
  1. 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.
  1. People of Great Britain.