Definition of "British"

The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.  examples

The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom.  examples

(history) The ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain before the Anglo-Saxon invasion.

The Celtic language of the ancient Britons; Common Brittonic.  examples

(obsolete) Synonym of Welsh: the Welsh people.

(chiefly US) The British English language.  examples

Of Britain.  examples

Of the United Kingdom.  examples

Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.  examples

(historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.

(historical) Of the British Isles.

Of British English.  examples