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# british

adjective (British); noun (the British)

«british» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. British means from or about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or its people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/british/#m1)
2. The British are the people of the UK. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/british/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and history lessons British is used for the UK's people, history and English; in language lessons British English is compared with American English (colour/color, lift/elevator). Phrases: «British English», «the British Isles», «British people».

### Examples

- She is British and lives in London. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/british/#x1)
- British English spells «colour» with a u. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/british/#x2)
- The British drink a lot of tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/british/#x3)
- The British Isles include Great Britain and Ireland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/british/#x4)
- My cousin has a British passport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/british/#x5)
- Many British towns have a high street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/british/#x6)
- British money uses pounds and pence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/british/#x7)
- No other version is known in the British Isles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/british/#x8)

### Note

Always written with a capital B: British, not british. The UK includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Trap: the Republic of Ireland is not British, even though it is in the British Isles. Not every British person is English.

## In Jewish tradition

In geography and history lessons British is used for the UK's people, history and English; in language lessons British English is compared with American English (colour/color, lift/elevator). Phrases: «British English», «the British Isles», «British people».

### Examples

- A MSS. copy dated 1719, in the British Museum. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/british/#x1)
- I add here the full titles of the three Latin versions; they are all to be found in the British Museum Library. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/british/#x2)
- I add here the full titles of the three Latin versions ; they are all to be found in the British Museum Library. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/british/#x3)

### Note

Always written with a capital B: British, not british. The UK includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Trap: the Republic of Ireland is not British, even though it is in the British Isles. Not every British person is English.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «british» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/british/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«british» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/british.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «british» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/british/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«british» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/british.html) on Mova free.