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[edit] Etymology

Old English Bryttisc "Britons" [1].

[edit] Pronunciation

(GA, RP) IPA: /ˈbɹɪt.ɪʃ/, SAMPA: /"brIt.IS/
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Singular
British

Plural
-

British

With the, the citizens or inhabitants of Britain collectively.
With the, the citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom collectively.
(history) The ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain, also called ancient Britons.
The British English language.

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citizens or inhabitants of Britain

Chinese:

Simplified: 英国人

Traditional: 英國人

Pinyin: yīng guó rén
Czech: Britové cs(cs) m. pl.
Dutch: Brit m., Britse f.
Finnish: britit fi(fi)
Greek: Βρεττανός el(el) m., Βρεττανή el(el) f.
Icelandic: Breti is(is) m.

Indonesian: Bangsa Inggris id(id)
Japanese: イギリス人 ja(ja) (igirisu-jin), 英国人 ja(ja) (eikoku-jin)
Javanese: Bangsa Inggeris jv(jv)
Macedonian: Британци mk(mk) (Brítanci) pl.
Polish: Brytyjczycy pl.
Russian: британцы ru(ru) (británcy) m. pl.
Scottish Gaelic: Breatannaich gd(gd) m.
Spanish: los británicos pl.

the citizens or inhabitants of the UK

Chinese:

Simplified: 英国人

Traditional: 英國人

Pinyin: yīng guó rén
Czech: Britové cs(cs) m. pl.
Finnish: britit fi(fi)
German: {{Britisch]]
Greek: Βρεττανός el(el) m., Βρεττανή el(el) f.

Indonesian: Orang Inggris id(id)
Japanese: イギリス人 ja(ja) (igirisu-jin), 英国人 ja(ja) (eikoku-jin)
Javanese: Wong Inggeris jv(jv)
Macedonian: Британци mk(mk) (Brítanci) pl.
Polish: Brytyjczycy pl.
Russian: британцы ru(ru) (británcy) m. pl.
Scottish Gaelic: Breatannaich gd(gd) m.
Spanish: los británicos pl.

history: ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain

Czech: Britonové cs(cs) m. pl.
Finnish: britit fi(fi), brittiläiset fi(fi)
Indonesian: Orang Inggris Kuno id(id)

Russian: бритты ru(ru) (brítty) m. pl.
Scottish Gaelic: Breatannaich gd(gd) m.

the British English language

Chinese:

Simplified: 英国英语

Traditional: 英國英語

Pinyin: yīng guó yīng yǔ
Finnish: englanninenglanti fi(fi)
Greek: αγγλικά el(el) n. pl.

Indonesian: Bahasa Inggris id(id)
Japanese: イギリス英語 ja(ja) (igirisu eigo), 英英語 / 英々語 ja(ja) (ei eigo)
Javanese: Basa Inggeris jv(jv)
Macedonian: британски англиски mk(mk) (brítanski ángliski) m.
Spanish: inglés británico

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French: britannique(/bʁi.ta.nik/) m/f, britanniques pl.
Hebrew: בריטים (brit'im) m. pl., בריטיות (brit'iot) f. pl.

Maltese: Brittaniku m., Brittanika f., Brittaniċi pl.
Romanian: britanici m. pl., britanice f. pl.
Thai: คนอังกฤษ (kon ang-grìt)

[edit] Adjective

British (comparative more British, superlative most British)

Positive
British

Comparative
more British

Superlative
most British

of Britain
of the United Kingdom
(history) of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain. Also Brythonic.

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of Britain

Armenian: բրիտանական hy(hy) (britanakan)
Czech: britský cs(cs)
Dutch: Brits nl(nl)
Finnish: brittiläinen, britti-
German: britisch, britischen
Greek: βρετανικός el(el) m.
Indonesian: Inggris id(id)

Japanese: イギリスの ja(ja) (igirisu no), 英国の ja(ja) (eikoku no)
Macedonian: британски mk(mk) (brítanski) m., британска mk(mk) (brítanska) f., британско mk(mk) (brítansko) n.
Polish: brytyjski pl(pl) m.
Russian: британский ru(ru) (británskij)
Scottish Gaelic: Breatannach gd(gd)
Spanish: británico es(es) m., británica es(es) f.

colloquial: of the UK

Armenian: բրիտանական hy(hy) (britanakan)
Czech: britský cs(cs)
Finnish: brittiläinen, britti-, englantilainen, englantilais-
German: Britischer, Engländer, George, Tommy
Japanese: イギリスの ja(ja) (igirisu no), 英国の ja(ja) (eikoku no)
Macedonian: британски mk(mk) (brítanski) m., британска mk(mk) (brítanska) f., британско mk(mk) (brítansko) n.

Polish: brytyjski pl(pl) m.
Russian: британский ru(ru) (británskij)
Scottish Gaelic: Breatannach gd(gd)
Spanish: británico es(es) m., británica es(es) f.

history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain

Czech: britonský cs(cs)
Finnish: brittiläinen, britti-

Indonesian: Sejarah Orang Inggris Purba id(id)
Scottish Gaelic: Breatannach gd(gd)

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Bosnian: britanski m s/pl, britanska f s and n pl, britanske f. pl., britansko n s
Hebrew: בריטי (brit'i) m., בריטית (brit'it) f.
Old English: Bryttisc, Brytwylisc
Serbian:

Cyrillic: британски m sg/pl, британска f sg and n pl, британске f. pl., британско n sg

Roman: britanski m sg/pl, britanska f sg and n pl, britanske f. pl., britansko n sg

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