a British person
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Brit /brɪt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable][Informal.]
Brit., an abbreviation of:
- Language Varieties, Informal Termsa person from the United Kingdom;
Briton (def. 1).
Brit., an abbreviation of:
- Britain.
- British.
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Britain British
brit
(brit),USA pronunciation n.
Brit (brit),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
Brit.,
- the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Fishthe young of herring and sprat.
- Cornish brȳthel mackerel; akin to Old Cornish brȳth, Welsh brith speckled
- perh. 1595–1605
Brit (brit),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
- Language Varieties, Informal TermsBriton (def. 1).
- by shortening 1900–05
Brit.,
- Place NamesBritain.
- British.
'Brit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-aea
- A, a
- Acacia Avenue
- Admiralty mile
- Aeschines
- Aeschylus
- Aesculapian
- B
- BB
- Britart
- EKG
- Fidei Defensor
- GC
- Gothic
- H
- HB
- HH
- aa
- abnormalize
- abolitionize
- aboon
- above stairs
- absolutize
- academicize
- academize
- accelerator
- acceptance race
- accessorize
- accident tout
- acclimatize
- accouter
- accouterment
- accoutre
- acculturize
- accumulator
- accurize
- acetylize
- achromatize
- acid drop
- acid house
- acidize
- acknowledgment
- action replay
- activize
- actualize
- adjustable spanner
- adjutant
- admass
- administrative county
- admiral