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adj
Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Latin, not-comparable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adj
Relating to the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, not-comparable
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noun
One who has the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
A noun derived from the name of a country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Britisher, Briton, Brit
History
From Latin patria (“fatherland, country”). The United Kingdom sense was first introduced by the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77).
