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British
Pronunciation : Brit"ish
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.]
Definition : 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 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Brit"ish
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: People of Great Britain.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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