british

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Adjective

british m. and f. inv.

  1. typically British
    Il est très british - he is a very typical Brit.

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British is the adjective and demonym associated with Great Britain and the United Kingdom. It may also refer to:

People

  • British people, Britons, or Brits, citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, one of the Channel Islands, or of one of the British overseas territories, and their descendants
  • Britons (historical), ancient Celtic inhabitants of the southern portion of the island of Great Britain
  • British nationality law, which governs the citizens of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the British Crown dependencies

Language

  • British English, the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom
  • British language (Celtic), also known as Brythonic, the ancient Celtic language once spoken in Britain, ancestral to Welsh, Cornish and Breton

Geography

  • British Isles, are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include Great Britain, Ireland and over six-thousand smaller islands
  • British Islands, a legal term describing the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, collectively
  • British Empire, the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom

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Fri Sep 3 07:50:03 2010

How many British soldiers are going to be killed or injured thanks to our Government cutting down training?
Q. I have long said that the British Labour Government wants the British forces to suffer a humiliating defeat. Does anyone need any further proof?
Asked by Scouse - Thu Dec 24 10:05:13 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It really grieves me to say this but;Does this Labour Government really care about the high casualty rate being suffered by our brave young military boys and girls in Afghanistan? First we had that arch cretin Gordon Brown vetoing the purchasing of helicopters in the early part of this new millennium. Then we had military personnel going into a war zone without 2 way radios and added to this without protective body armour. Make no mistake about it;It would appear safety and security of our military boys and girls comes second in a combat theatre as far as a Labour Government are concerned. But here comes the part where I cannot get my head around and it is simply this.Gordon Brown and his bunch of Labour failures can find money to… [cont.]
Answered by robert c - Thu Dec 24 10:47:06 2009

What british economic policy caused colonists to burn the Gaspee?
Q. What british economic policy caused colonists to burn the Gaspee? Do you think the colonists were justified in their acts of rebellion, or should they have taken some other course of action for this?
Asked by Richard - Tue Dec 30 17:52:10 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Gaspee was a British schooner patrolling the Rhode Island Bays when it spied a vessel suspected of smuggling. It gave chase but got stuck and men from colonial boats boarded the Gaspee, set the crew ashore, and burned it to the waterline. The colonists were protesting the Navigation Acts that prevented colonial trade with any nation but England. They were also protesting the custom duties they had to pay on bringing items into the colonies. Because the Gaspee was a royal vessel, the attack upon it was an act of rebellion. The colonists had better luck when they used the boycott of British goods to protest British laws.
Answered by MrV - Tue Dec 30 18:22:41 2008

At what time did the British monarch become a figurehead?
Q. I know George III wasn't a figurehead, but Elizabeth II is. The British monarchs no longer have veto power, or any powers the monarch originally had for that matter. So when did the British monarch lose their power?
Asked by Nick J. - Sun Apr 26 16:14:52 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There have been a series of changes. The big change was actually before George III; it was William and Mary who came to power as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, and became the first properly constitutional monarchs, doing away with divine right and agreeing a Bill of Rights. However, they still had significant power, and subsequent monarchs had different performances depending on their own presumptions of power versus those of Parliament and a changing society. Arguably George III & IV were a step back, as they presumed more power than they actually had and caused all sorts of problems by interfering in politics. They presided over a difficult period that saw large social changes as a result of growing trade and bourgeois… [cont.]
Answered by guanotwozero - Sun Apr 26 16:59:06 2009

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Pages in category "United Kingdom"

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Airways strikes fail to deter travellers Telegraph.co.uk Travellers appear to be largely sticking with British Airways despite a wave of cabin crew strikes this summer. By Rupert Neate BA, which uses the slogan ... British Airways traffic steady despite strike fears Breaking Travel News BA dispute fails to dent numbers Independent BA passengers numbers up in August The Press Association
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Airways some Indian flavor USA Today Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel helped give a British Airways Boeing 777 300ER an Indian makeover with a huge bindi (a traditional forehead decoration) ...

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 are also NOT stupid - WITH SUBTITLES
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This is a video response to "Americans​ are NOT stupid" This video was not made to insult british!!! I am british myself!!! It is a ... youtube.com.

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Jeremy Clarkson has all the answers in this clip from Clarkson's Car Years. His conclusion is typical Clarkson!. youtube.com.

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