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British

ADJ ชาวอังกฤษ  chaow-ang-krid

 

Britisher

N คน อังกฤษ  kon-ang-krid

 

british

A เกี่ยวกับ  britain

 

britisher

N ชาวอังกฤษ 

 

britishism

N ภาษาอังกฤษ ที่ เป็น ลักษณะเฉพาะ ตัว  ขนบธรรมเนียมประเพ ณี เฉพาะตัว ของ ชาวอังกฤษ  briticism

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BRITISH

a.Pertaining to Great Britain or its inhabitants. It is sometimes applied to the language of the Welsh.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BRITISH

Brit "ish, a. Etym: [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restrict to the original inhabitants. British gum, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 6 ° 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.

 

BRITISH

BRITISH Brit "ish, n. pl.

 

Defn: People of Great Britain.

 

BRITISHER

BRITISHER Brit "ish *er, n.

 

Defn: An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service. [Now used jocosely ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

British

Brit ish |ˈbritiSH ˈbrɪdɪʃ | ▶adjective 1 of or relating to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or to its people or language. 2 of the British Commonwealth or (formerly ) the British Empire. ▶noun (as plural noun the British ) the British people. DERIVATIVES Brit ish ness noun ORIGIN Old English Brettisc ‘relating to the ancient Britons, ’ from Bret ‘Briton, ’ from Latin Britto, or its Celtic equivalent.

 

British Academy

Brit |ish Acad |emy an institution founded in 1901 for the promotion of historical, philosophical, and philological studies.

 

British Antarctic Territory

Brit ish Ant arc tic Ter ri to ry that part of Antarctica claimed by Britain. It includes about 150,058 square miles (388,500 sq km ) of the continent of Antarctica as well as the South Orkney and South Shetland islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.

 

British Broadcasting Corporation

Brit ish Broad cast ing Cor po ra tion (abbr.: BBC ) a public corporation for radio and television broadcasting in Britain. The BBC was established in 1927 by royal charter and held a monopoly until the introduction of the first commercial TV station in 1954. It is financed by the sale of television viewing licenses rather than by revenue from advertising and has an obligation to remain impartial in its reporting.

 

British Columbia

Brit ish Co lum bi a |brɪtɪʃkəˈlʌmbiə | a province on the western coast of Canada; pop. 4,113,487 (2006 ); capital, Victoria. Formed in 1866 by the union of Vancouver Island and the mainland area, then called New Caledonia, the province includes the Queen Charlotte Islands.

 

British Commonwealth

Brit ish Com mon wealth see commonwealth ( sense 2 ).

 

British Council

Brit |ish Council an organization established in 1934 with the aims of promoting a wider knowledge of Britain and the English language abroad, and of developing closer cultural relations with other countries.

 

British Empire

Brit ish Em pire a former empire consisting of Great Britain and its possessions, dominions, and dependencies. Colonization of North America and domination of India began in the 17th century. A series of small colonies, mostly in the West Indies, was gained during the late 17th –early 19th centuries, and Australia, New Zealand, various parts of the Far East, and large areas of Africa were added in the 19th century. Self-government was granted to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa in the mid 19th century, and most of the remaining colonies have gained independence since the end of World War II.

 

British English

Brit ish Eng lish |ˈˌbrɪdɪʃ ˈɪŋ (ɡ )lɪʃ | ▶noun English as used in Great Britain, as distinct from that used elsewhere.

 

Britisher

Brit ish er |ˈbritiSHər ˈbrɪdɪʃər | ▶noun informal (in North America and old-fashioned British English ) a native or inhabitant of Britain.

 

British Expeditionary Force

Brit ish Ex pe di tion ar y Force (abbr.: BEF ) a British force made available by the army reform of 1908 for service overseas against foreign countries. Such forces were sent to France at the outbreak of both world wars.

 

British India

Brit ish In di a that part of the Indian subcontinent administered by the British from 1765, when the East India Company acquired control over Bengal, until 1947, when India became independent and Pakistan was created. See also India.

 

British Indian Ocean Territory

Brit ish In di an O cean Ter ri to ry a British overseas territory in the Indian Ocean that consists of the islands of the Chagos Archipelago and (until 1976 ) some other groups that now belong to the Seychelles. Ceded to Britain by France in 1814, the islands became a separate dependency in 1965.

 

British Isles

Brit ish Isles a group of islands lying off the coast of northwestern Europe, from which they are separated by the North Sea and the English Channel. They include Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, the Hebrides, the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands, the Scilly Isles, and the Channel Islands.

 

Britishism

Brit ish ism |ˈbritəˌSHizəm ˈbrɪdəˌʃɪzəm | ▶noun variant spelling of Briticism.

 

British Library

Brit |ish Library the national library of Britain, containing the former library departments of the British Museum. The principal copyright library, it was established separately from the British Museum in 1972, and moved to a new headquarters in 1998.

 

British Museum

Brit ish Mu se um a national museum of antiquities in Bloomsbury, London. Established with public funds in 1753, it includes among its holdings the Magna Carta, the Elgin Marbles, and the Rosetta Stone.

 

British National Party

British National Party (abbrev.: BNP ) an extreme right-wing political party in Britain supporting racial discrimination and strongly opposing immigration. The party arose in the 1980s as a breakaway group from the National Front.

 

British overseas territory

British overseas territory ▶noun a territory that is under the sovereignty of the UK but does not form part of the UK itself, represented by a governor.

 

British Sign Language

Brit |ish Sign Language ▶noun [ mass noun ] a form of sign language developed in the UK for the use of deaf people, the fourth most widely used indigenous language in Britain.

 

British Somaliland

Brit ish So ma li land a former British protectorate that was established on the Somali coast of East Africa in 1884. In 1960, it united with a former Italian territory to create the independent republic of Somalia.

 

British Standard

Brit |ish Standard ▶noun the specification of recommended procedure, quality of output, terminology, and other details, in a particular field, drawn up and published by the British Standards Institution.

 

British Summer Time

British Summer Time (abbrev.: BST ) time as advanced one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time for daylight saving in the UK between March and October.

 

British thermal unit

Brit ish ther mal u nit (abbr.: Btu, BTU ) ▶noun the amount of heat needed to raise one pound of water at maximum density through one degree Fahrenheit, equivalent to 1.055 × 10 3 joules.

 

British Union of Fascists

Brit |ish Union of Fascists an extreme right-wing British political party founded by Sir Oswald Mosley in 1932. It promoted strongly anti-Semitic views and its supporters were known as blackshirts. The party was effectively destroyed by the Public Order Act of 1936.

 

British Virgin Islands

Brit ish Vir gin Is lands see Virgin Islands.

 

British warm

Brit |ish warm ▶noun a short, thick military overcoat or duffel coat.

 

Oxford Dictionary

British

Brit |ish |ˈbrɪtɪʃ | ▶adjective 1 relating to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or to its people or language. 2 of the British Commonwealth or (formerly ) the British Empire. ▶noun (as plural noun the British ) the British people. DERIVATIVES Britishness noun ORIGIN Old English Brettisc ‘relating to the ancient Britons ’, from Bret ‘Briton ’, from Latin Britto, or its Celtic equivalent.

 

British Academy

Brit |ish Acad |emy an institution founded in 1901 for the promotion of historical, philosophical, and philological studies.

 

British Antarctic Territory

Brit |ish Ant |arc ¦tic Territory that part of Antarctica claimed by Britain. Designated in 1962 from territory that was formerly part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies, it includes some 388,500 sq. km (150,058 sq. miles ) of the continent of Antarctica as well as the South Orkney Islands and South Shetland Islands in the South Atlantic.

 

British Broadcasting Corporation

British Broadcasting Corporation (abbrev.: BBC ) a public corporation for radio and television broadcasting in Britain. The BBC was established in 1927 by royal charter and held a monopoly until the introduction of the first commercial TV station in 1954. It is financed by the sale of television viewing licences rather than by revenue from advertising and has an obligation to remain impartial in its reporting.

 

British Columbia

Brit |ish Col ¦um |bia |brɪtɪʃkəˈlʌmbiə | a province on the west coast of Canada; pop. 4,113,487 (2006 ); capital, Victoria. Formed in 1866 by the union of Vancouver Island (a former British colony ) and the mainland area, then called New Caledonia, the province includes the Queen Charlotte Islands. DERIVATIVES British Columbian adjective & noun

 

British Commonwealth

Brit |ish Commonwealth see commonwealth ( sense 2 ).

 

British Council

Brit |ish Council an organization established in 1934 with the aims of promoting a wider knowledge of Britain and the English language abroad, and of developing closer cultural relations with other countries.

 

British Empire

Brit |ish Empire a former empire consisting of Great Britain and its possessions, dominions, and dependencies. Colonization of North America and domination of India began in the 17th century. A series of small colonies, mostly in the West Indies, were gained during the late 17th –early 19th centuries, and Australia, New Zealand, various parts of the Far East, and large areas of Africa were added in the 19th century. Self-government was granted to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa in the mid 19th century, and most of the remaining colonies have gained independence since the end of the Second World War.

 

British Empire, Order of the

Brit |ish Empire, Order of the see Order of the British Empire.

 

British English

Brit |ish Eng |lish ▶noun [ mass noun ] English as used in Great Britain, as distinct from that used elsewhere.

 

Britisher

Brit |ish ¦er |ˈbrɪtɪʃə | ▶noun informal (in North America and old-fashioned British English ) a native or inhabitant of Britain.

 

British Expeditionary Force

Brit |ish Expeditionary Force a British force made available by the army reform of 1908 for service overseas. Such forces were sent to France in 1914 and 1939.

 

British Guiana

Brit |ish Gui ¦ana see Guyana.

 

British Honduras

Brit |ish Hon |duras former name (until 1973 ) for Belize.

 

British India

Brit |ish India that part of the Indian subcontinent administered by the British from 1765, when the East India Company acquired control over Bengal, until 1947, when India became independent and Pakistan was created. By 1850 British India was coterminous with India's boundaries in the west and north and by 1885 it included Burma in the east. The period of British rule was known as the Raj.

 

British Indian Ocean Territory

Brit |ish In ¦dian Ocean Territory a British overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, comprising the Chagos Archipelago and (until 1976 ) parts of the Seychelles. Ceded to Britain by France in 1814, the islands became a dependency in 1965. There are no permanent inhabitants, but British and US naval personnel occupy the island of Diego Garcia.

 

British Isles

Brit |ish Isles a group of islands lying off the coast of NW Europe, from which they are separated by the North Sea and the English Channel. They include Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Hebrides, the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands, the Scilly Isles, and the Channel Islands.

 

Britishism

Brit ¦ish |ism ▶noun variant spelling of Briticism.

 

British Legion

Brit |ish Legion short for Royal British Legion.

 

British Library

Brit |ish Library the national library of Britain, containing the former library departments of the British Museum. The principal copyright library, it was established separately from the British Museum in 1972, and moved to a new headquarters in 1998.

 

British Lion

Brit |ish Lion ▶noun see lion.

 

British Museum

Brit |ish Museum a national museum of antiquities in London. Established with public funds in 1753, it includes among its holdings the Magna Carta, the Elgin Marbles, and the Rosetta Stone.

 

British National Party

British National Party (abbrev.: BNP ) an extreme right-wing political party in Britain supporting racial discrimination and strongly opposing immigration. The party arose in the 1980s as a breakaway group from the National Front.

 

British overseas territory

British overseas territory ▶noun a territory that is under the sovereignty of the UK but does not form part of the UK itself, represented by a governor.

 

British Sign Language

Brit |ish Sign Language ▶noun [ mass noun ] a form of sign language developed in the UK for the use of deaf people, the fourth most widely used indigenous language in Britain.

 

British Somaliland

British Somaliland |səˈmɑːlɪˌland | a former British protectorate established on the Somali coast of East Africa in 1884. In 1960 it united with former Italian territory to form the independent republic of Somalia.

 

British Standard

Brit |ish Standard ▶noun the specification of recommended procedure, quality of output, terminology, and other details, in a particular field, drawn up and published by the British Standards Institution.

 

British Summer Time

British Summer Time (abbrev.: BST ) time as advanced one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time for daylight saving in the UK between March and October.

 

British thermal unit

Brit |ish ther |mal unit ▶noun the amount of heat needed to raise 1 lb of water at maximum density through one degree Fahrenheit, equivalent to 1.055 × 10 3 joules.

 

British Union of Fascists

Brit |ish Union of Fascists an extreme right-wing British political party founded by Sir Oswald Mosley in 1932. It promoted strongly anti-Semitic views and its supporters were known as blackshirts. The party was effectively destroyed by the Public Order Act of 1936.

 

British Virgin Islands

Brit |ish Virgin Islands see Virgin Islands.

 

British warm

Brit |ish warm ▶noun a short, thick military overcoat or duffel coat.

 

French Dictionary

British Broadcasting Corporation

British Broadcasting Corporation désignation Sigle BBC (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).

 

British North America Act

British North America Act désignation Sigle BNAA (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

British

Brit ish /brɪ́tɪʃ /(名 )Britain 形容詞 1 英国の (→English ) 〘Great Britainまたはthe United Kingdomの 〙, 大ブリテン島の ; 英連邦の, (旧 )大英帝国の ▸ a British colony 英国植民地 2 英国人の ; イギリス英語の ▸ a stiff British accent かたいイギリス英語なまり 3 英国的な, 英国式 [風 ]の ▸ a typical British diet 典型的な英国風の食事 4 (古代 )ブリトン人 (the Britons )の .(The ) b è st of Br í tish (l ù ck )!どうかうまくいきますように .名詞 〖the ～; 複数扱い 〗英国民 (｟かたく ｠Britons ); 大ブリテン人 ; 英連邦国民 .～̀ Ac á demy 〖the ～〗英国学士院 〘人文学研究を目的; 1901年設立 〙.～̀ Á irways 英国航空 (会社 )(｟略 ｠BA ).～̀ B ò ard of F í lm C è nsors 〖the ～〗英国映倫委員会 .～̀ Br ò adcasting Corpor á tion 〖the ～〗＝BBC .～̀ Col ú mbia ブリティッシュコロンビア 〘カナダ南太平洋岸の州; 州都Victoria; ｟略 ｠B.C.; 〘郵 〙BC 〙.～̀ C ó mmonwealth of N á tions 〖the ～〗イギリス連邦 〘英国国王を名義上の元首とする大英帝国の名残; 構成員は英国, カナダ, オーストラリアのほかに30数か国 〙.～̀ C ó uncil 〖the ～〗英国文化振興会 〘1934年設立; ｟略 ｠BC 〙.～̀ É mpire 〖the ～〗大英帝国 〘大植民地国家時代の英連邦の俗称 〙.～̀ É nglish イギリス英語 (｟略 ｠BrE )(→American English ).～̀ Í sles 〖the ～〗イギリス諸島 〘Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islandsなどの島も含む 〙.～̀ L í brary 〖the ～〗大英図書館 〘大英博物館の図書部から1973年分離独立した国立図書館 〙.～̀ Mus é um 〖the ～〗大英博物館 〘Londonにある世界最大の博物館; 1753年創設 〙.～̀ Ó pen 〖the ～〗〘ゴルフ 〙全英オープン 〘英国各地で毎年開催される英国最大のゴルフトーナメント 〙.～̀ R á il 英国鉄道 (｟略 ｠BR ).～̀ S ú mmer T ì me 英国夏時間 〘3月末から10月末まで実施; グリニッジ標準時間より1時間早い; ｟略 ｠BST 〙.～̀ Telecommunic á tions [T é lecom ]英国電信電話会社 〘英国最大の電信電話会社; ｟略 ｠BT 〙.～̀ th é rmal ù nit 英国熱量単位 〘約252カロリー; ｟略 ｠BTU 〙.

 

Britisher

Brit ish er /brɪ́tɪʃə r /名詞 C ｟米 くだけて /英 やや古 ｠英国人 .

 

Britishism

Br í t ish ì sm 名詞 ＝Briticism .