British
the people of Great Britain
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,069 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,602 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the people of Great Britain also: British people, Brits
adjective
- of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture his wife is British
British in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The British Premier bowed, as if inviting farther particulars.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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British and European subscribers should address B.H. Blackwell, Broad Street, Oxford, England.
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two · Samuel Johnson · Chapter 1
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But from that instant, Sir, I kinder realised the peculiar charm of your British chop.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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She was clever and vulgar and snobbish, and never so intensely British as when she was particularly foreign.
Greville Fane · Henry James · Chapter 1
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I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
William Gibson Interviewed · Giuseppe Salza · Chapter 1