British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
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British people
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs m ...
, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
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Britishness, the British identity and common culture
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British English
British English (BrE, en-GB, or BE) is, according to Lexico, Oxford Dictionaries, "English language, English as used in Great Britain, as distinct from that used elsewhere". More narrowly, it can refer specifically to the English language in ...
, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles
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Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group
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Brittonic languages
The Brittonic languages (also Brythonic or British Celtic; cy, ieithoedd Brythonaidd/Prydeinig; kw, yethow brythonek/predennek; br, yezhoù predenek) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, Insular Celtic language famil ...
, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British)
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Common Brittonic, an ancient language
Other uses
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Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch
*People or things associated with:
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Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...
, an island
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
, a sovereign state
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Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain (officially Great Britain) was a sovereign country in Western Europe from 1 May 1707 to the end of 31 December 1800. The state was created by the 1706 Treaty of Union and ratified by the Acts of Union 1707, w ...
(1707–1800)
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)
See also
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Terminology of the British Isles
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Alternative names for the British
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English (disambiguation)
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
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Britannic (disambiguation)
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British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (O ...
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Brit (disambiguation)
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Briton (disambiguation)
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Britain (disambiguation)
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Great Britain (disambiguation)
Great Britain is a large island near the coast of Western Europe.
Great Britain may also refer to:
Places
* Kingdom of Great Britain, a sovereign state from 1707 to 1800
* United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom from 18 ...
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British Empire
The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading post ...
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United Kingdom (disambiguation)
The United Kingdom is a country located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.
United Kingdom may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* '' A United Kingdom'', a 2016 biographical film
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