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Definition of: British
(brit′ish) adjective
1. Pertaining to Great Britain, the United Kingdom, or the British Empire.
2. Of or pertaining to the ancient Britons, the original Celtic people of Britain.
—noun
1. plural The people of Great Britain or of the British Empire.
2. The language of the ancient Britons; Brythonic. [OE Brettisc <Bret a Briton].
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