| brit |
the young of herring. [2 definitions] |
| Britain |
the main island of the United Kingdom, located off the northwest coast of France and occupied by England, Scotland, and Wales; Great Britain. [2 definitions] |
| Britannia |
Great Britain or the British Empire, often represented as a seated, helmeted woman holding a trident. [3 definitions] |
| Britannia metal |
an alloy of tin, copper, antimony, and other metals, similar to pewter and used for tableware. |
| Britannic |
of Great Britain; British. [2 definitions] |
| britches |
(informal) trousers; breeches. |
| Brith |
(Hebrew) see "Brith Milah." |
| Brith Milah |
(Hebrew) the Jewish practice of circumcising boys eight days after birth; Brith; Berith. |
| Briticism |
a word, phrase, or idiom characteristic of or belonging exclusively to the English language as used in Great Britain. |
| British |
of or pertaining to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or its people, culture, language, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| British Columbia |
a Canadian province on the Pacific coast. |
| British Commonwealth |
see "commonwealth." |
| British East India Company |
a British company that carried on trade with the East Indies from 1600 to 1874 under the sanction of a royal government charter. |
| British Empire |
the collective name for the lands formerly ruled by the British monarch. |
| Britisher |
a native of Great Britain, esp. of England, or a descendant thereof; Englishman or Englishwoman. |
| British Honduras |
the name of Belize prior to independence in 1981. |
| British Isles |
Great Britain, Ireland, and the adjacent smaller islands, collectively. |
| Britishism |
Briticism. [2 definitions] |
| British thermal unit |
a unit of heat equal to the amount needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit, or equal to about 252 calories. (abbr.: Btu) |
| British West Indies |
the Caribbean islands that are members of the Commonwealth, such as Jamaica, the Bahamas, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago. |
| Briton |
a native or citizen of the United Kingdom, esp. England, or a descendant thereof; Britisher. [2 definitions] |