British

Значение

Noun

1. The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.
2. The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom.
3. The earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion and subsequent migrations.

Name

1. The Celtic language of the ancient Britons; Common Brittonic.
2. (obsolete) Synonym of Welsh: the Welsh people.
3. The British English language.

Adj

1. Of Britain.
2. Of the United Kingdom.
3. Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
4. Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
5. Of the British Isles.
6. Of British English.

Пишется через дефис как

Brit‧ish

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/

Этимология

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 17th 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.

Предложения

His grandfather is British .

Его дедушка британский.

Memotech did not receive funding they expected from the British government for this project .

Memotech не получил финансирования, которое они ожидали от британского правительства для этого проекта.

Doctor Pedro Malan was appointed to the Board of British American Tobacco p . l . c .

Доктор Педро Малан был назначен в совет британского американского табака P.L.C.

The British were more present in northern Sudan , especially towards Khartoum .

Британцы больше присутствовали в Северном Судане, особенно в отношении Хартума.