British
nomnom propreadjectifcourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni/[ˈbɹɪtɪʃ]/
- Australie/[ˈbɹɪɾɪʃ]/
- //ˈbɹɪtɪʃ//
The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.
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The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.
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The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom.
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The earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion and subsequent migrations.
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obsolèteSynonym of Welsh: the Welsh people.
Étymologie
From Middle English Brittish, from Old English Brettisċ. The spelling with single -t- appears in the 13th century under the influence of Medieval Latin Britannicus, but spelling with -tt- persists alongside -t- during the 13th to at least 18th centuries. In reference to the island of Great Britain from ca. 1400 (Latin natio Anglica sive Britannica, Brittisshe occean 1398, the Britishe nacion 1548). As a noun, referring to the British people, British soldiers, etc. from ca. 1600.
nom propre
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The Celtic language of the ancient Britons; Common Brittonic.
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The British English language.
adjectif
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Of Britain.
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Of the United Kingdom.
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Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
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familierOf England; English.
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historiqueOf the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
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historiqueOf the British Isles.
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Of British English.
Formes
- comparatif
- more British
- superlatif
- most British
British · The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.
Britney · A female given name transferred from the place name, variant…Brits · The Brit Awards, an annual award ceremony for British popular…Britt · A surname.