01 a. Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.
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Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.
Phrases & compounds
British gum —
a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600° Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods.
British lion —
the national emblem of Great Britain.
British seas —
the four seas which surround Great Britain.