British

noun

1. 1

   The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.

2. 2

   The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom.

3. 3

   The earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion and subsequent migrations.

4. 4

   obsoleteSynonym of Welsh: the Welsh people.

proper noun

1. 1

   The Celtic language of the ancient Britons; Common Brittonic.

2. 2

   The British English language.

adjective

1. 1

   Of Britain.

2. 2

   Of the United Kingdom.

3. 3

   Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.

4. 4

   informalOf England; English.

5. 5

   historicalOf the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.

6. 6

   historicalOf the British Isles.

7. 7

   Of British English.

Forms

comparative

more British

superlative

most British