British

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

Brit·ish BrE [ˈbrɪtɪʃ] NAmE [ˈbrɪtɪʃ] adjective
1. (abbr.Br.)connected with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the people who live there
•the British Government
•He was born in France but his parents are British.
•British-based/British-born/British-made
2. the Britishnoun plural the people of the United Kingdom
Derived Word: ↑Britishness

Word Origin:
[British Britishness] Old English Brettisc ‘relating to the ancient Britons’, from Bret ‘Briton’, from Latin Britto, or its Celtic equivalent.

More About:
the British
There is no singular noun which is commonly used to refer to a person from Britain. Instead the adjective British is used: ▪ She’s British. ◇ ▪ The British have a very odd sense of humour. The adjective English refers only to people from England, not the rest of the United Kingdom.
The noun Briton is used mainly in newspapers: ▪ The survivors of the avalanche included 12 Britons. It also describes the early inhabitants of Britain: ▪ the ancient Britons. Brit is informal and can sound negative. Britisher is now very old-fashioned.
note at ↑Scottish

Example Bank:
•a truly British comic hero

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  British, British people, Brits