adj
Meaning 1
British
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Britisher
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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UK: /ˈbɹɪtɪʃə/
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India, Pakistan, South-Asia: /bɾɪ.ʈɪ.ʃɐɾ/
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India, Pakistan, South-Asia: /bɾɪ.ʈɪ.ʃəɾ/
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India, Pakistan, South-Asia: /ˈbɾɪ.ʈɪ.ʃəɾ(ə̆)/
adj
Meaning 2
comparative form of British: more British
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of, rare
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A Briton.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, India, US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The British colonial authorities; a European member of the British Raj, especially an officer from the colonial authorities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Briton, Brit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: European
Narrower terms: English person, patrial
History
Etymology
From British + -er.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: брыта́нец (brytánjec) — somebody from Britain
- Belarusian: брыта́нка (brytánka) — somebody from Britain
- French: Britannique — somebody from Britain
- Galician: británico — somebody from Britain
- Hindi: ब्रिटिशर sg or m or (briṭiśar) — somebody from Britain
- Hindi: बरतानवी (bartānvī) — somebody from Britain
- Italian: britannico — somebody from Britain
- Italian: britannica — somebody from Britain
- Marathi: ब्रिटिशर sg or m or (briṭiśar) — somebody from Britain
- Punjabi: ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ਰ sg or m or (briṭiśar) — somebody from Britain
- Punjabi: ਬਰਤਾਨਵੀ (bartānavī) — somebody from Britain
- Romanian: britanic — somebody from Britain
- Romanian: britanică — somebody from Britain