Phrase guide

British English

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɹɪ.tɪˌʃɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to, or spoken or written in British English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The English language as written and spoken in the United Kingdom; (often) that which is spoken in both the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, considered as a single variety.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Britglish, Britlish, BE, BrE, BrEn, BR-en, EN-br, Brit, en-gb, Commonwealth English[Appendix:Glossary

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: English, natural language, language

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة اَلْبِرِيطَانِيَّة (al-ʔingilīziyya l-biriṭāniyya) — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Bengali: বিলাতী ইংরেজী (bilatī ingrezī) — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Cherokee: ᎩᎵᏏᏲ ᎩᎵᏏ (gilisiyo gilisi) — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Chinese Mandarin: 英國英語 /英国英语 (Yīngguó Yīngyǔ) — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Chinese Mandarin: 英式英語 /英式英语 (Yīngshì Yīngyǔ) — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Danish: britisk engelsk — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Dutch: Brits-Engels — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Finnish: britannianenglanti — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Finnish: brittienglanti — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Finnish: englanninenglanti — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • French: Anglais Britannique — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Galician: inglés británico — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Georgian: ბრიტანული ინგლისური (briṭanuli inglisuri) — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • German: britisches Englisch — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • German: Britisches Englisch — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Hungarian: brit angol — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Italian: inglese britannico — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Japanese: イギリス英語 (Igirisu Eigo) — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Japanese: 英英語 (Ei-Eigo) — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Japanese: 英々語 (Ei-Eigo) — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Korean: 영국영어 (Yeonggugyeong'eo) — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Latin: Anglica Britannica — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Malay: bahasa Inggeris British — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Malay: Inggeris British — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Polish: dialekt brytyjski języka angielskiego — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Portuguese: inglês britânico — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Russian: брита́нский англи́йский (británskij anglíjskij) — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Scots: Breetish Inglis — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Spanish: inglés británico — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Swahili: Kiingereza cha Uingereza — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Swedish: brittisk engelska — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Tamil: பிரித்தானிய ஆங்கிலம் (pirittāṉiya āṅkilam) — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Turkish: Britanya İngilizcesi — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Vietnamese: tiếng anh của người Anh — English language as in Britain, especially in England
  • Volapük: Linglänapük Britänik — English language as in Britain, especially in England