3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: British \Brit"ish\ (br[i^]t"[i^]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants. [1913 Webster] {British gum}, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600[deg] 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: British \Brit"ish\, n. pl. People of Great Britain. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: British adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British" n : the people of Great Britain [syn: {British people}, {the British}, {Brits}]
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