'British' definitions:

Definition of 'British'

From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British"
noun
The people of Great Britain [syn: British, British people, Brits]

Definition of 'British'

From: GCIDE
  • British \Brit"ish\ (br[i^]t"[i^]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc.] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants. [1913 Webster]
  • British gum, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600[deg] 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'British'

From: GCIDE
  • British \Brit"ish\, n. pl. People of Great Britain. [1913 Webster]