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British

sostantivonome proprioaggettivocorrente nei dialoghi

  • Regno Unito/[ˈbɹɪtɪʃ]/
  • Australia/[ˈbɹɪɾɪʃ]/
  • //ˈbɹɪtɪʃ//

The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.

sostantivo

  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

    obsoletoSynonym of Welsh: the Welsh people.

Etimologia

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.

nome proprio

  1. 1

    The Celtic language of the ancient Britons; Common Brittonic.

  2. 2

    The British English language.

aggettivo

  1. 1

    Of Britain.

  2. 2

    Of the United Kingdom.

  3. 3

    Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.

  4. 4

    informaleOf England; English.

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    storicoOf the British Isles.

  7. 7

    Of British English.

Forme

comparativo
more British
superlativo
most British
Le pagine vicineL'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.

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