Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex.
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British
//ˈbɹɪtɪʃ//
Synonyms for "british" (12 found)
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Closest matches (3)
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Related words (6)
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295 translations across 74 languages.
Afrikaans
4 entries- Brits adj (of Britain)
- Brits adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- Britse Engels name (the British English language)
- Britte noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Albanian
1 entries- britanik adj (of Britain)
Arabic
4 entries- بَرِيطَانِيّ adj (of Britain)
- بِرِيطَانِيّ adj (of Britain)
- بِرِيطَانِيَّة noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- بِرِيطَانِيّ noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Armenian
2 entries- բրիտանական adj (of Britain)
- բրիտանական adj (colloquial: of the UK)
Assamese
2 entries- বিলাতী adj (of Britain)
- ব্ৰিটিছ adj (of Britain)
Asturian
2 entries- británicu adj (of Britain)
- británicu adj (colloquial: of the UK)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- britaniya adj (of Britain)
- britaniyalı adj (of Britain)
Belarusian
1 entries- брыта́нскі adj (of Britain)
Bengali
1 entries- ব্রিটিশ adj (of Britain)
Breton
1 entries- Brezhon noun (history: ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
Bulgarian
1 entries- брита́нски adj (of Britain)
Burmese
3 entries- ဗြိတိသျှ adj (of Britain)
- ဗြိတိလျှ noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- ဗြိတိလျှ noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Catalan
4 entries- britànic adj (of Britain)
- britànic adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- britànics noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- britànics noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 英國人 /英国人 noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 英國的 /英国的 adj (of Britain)
- 英國英語 /英国英语 name (the British English language)
- 英國人 /英国人 noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- 英國人 /英国人 noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Cornish
2 entries- brythonik adj (history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- Brython noun (history: ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
Czech
4 entries- britonský adj (history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- britský adj (of Britain)
- britský adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- Britonové noun (history: ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
Danish
4 entries- britisk adj (of Britain)
- britisk engelsk name (the British English language)
- brite noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- brite noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Dutch
4 entries- Brits adj (of Britain)
- Brits adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- Brits-Engels name (the British English language)
- Brit noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Esperanto
1 entries- brita adj (of Britain)
Estonian
4 entries- briti adj (of Britain)
- britt noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- britt noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
- britt noun (history: ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
Faroese
4 entries- bretskur adj (of Britain)
- bretskur adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- breti noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- breti noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Finnish
4 entries- britannialainen adj (of Britain)
- britannialainen adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- britti adj (of Britain)
- britti adj (colloquial: of the UK)
French
4 entries- britannique adj (of Britain)
- anglais britannique name (the British English language)
- Britannique noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- Britannique noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Galician
1 entries- británicos noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Georgian
4 entries- ბრიტანული adj (of Britain)
- ბრიტანული adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- ბრიტანელი noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- ბრიტანელი noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
German
4 entries- britisch adj (of Britain)
- britisch adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- großbritannisch adj (of Britain)
- Britisches Englisch name (the British English language)
Greek
4 entries- βρετανικός adj (of Britain)
- αγγλικά name (the British English language)
- Βρετανή noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- Βρετανή noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Hebrew
2 entries- בְּרִיטִי adj (of Britain)
- בריטי noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Hindi
4 entries- अंग्रेज़ी adj (of Britain)
- अंग्रेज़ी adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- ब्रिटिश adj (of Britain)
- ब्रिटिश adj (colloquial: of the UK)
Hungarian
4 entries- brit adj (of Britain)
- brit adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- brit adj (history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- egyesült királyságbeli adj (colloquial: of the UK)
Icelandic
2 entries- breskur adj (of Britain)
- Breti noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Indonesian
4 entries- Inggris adj (of Britain)
- Bahasa Inggris name (the British English language)
- Bangsa Inggris noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- Orang Inggris noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Irish
1 entries- Briotanach adj (of Britain)
Italian
3 entries- britannico adj (of Britain)
- britannici noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- britannici noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Japanese
4 entries- イギリスの adj (of Britain)
- イギリスの adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- 英国の adj (of Britain)
- 英国の adj (colloquial: of the UK)
Javanese
3 entries- Basa Inggeris name (the British English language)
- Bangsa Inggeris noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- Wong Inggeris noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Kazakh
2 entries- британдық adj (of Britain)
- британиялық adj (of Britain)
Khmer
1 entries- ប៊្រីតថេន adj (of Britain)
Korean
2 entries- 영국의 adj (of Britain)
- 영국의 adj (colloquial: of the UK)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- британиялык adj (of Britain)
Latin
1 entries- Britanniae adj (of Britain)
Latvian
2 entries- britisks adj (of Britain)
- britu adj (of Britain)
Lithuanian
4 entries- britiškas adj (of Britain)
- britų adj (of Britain)
- britas noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- britas noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Luxembourgish
4 entries- brittesch adj (of Britain)
- brittesch adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- Britte noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
- Brittin noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Macedonian
4 entries- британски adj (of Britain)
- британски adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- британски англиски name (the British English language)
- Британци noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Marathi
4 entries- ब्रिटिश इंग्रजी name (the British English language)
- ब्रिटिश इंग्लिश name (the British English language)
- ब्रिटिश noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- ब्रिटिश noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Māori
2 entries- a Peretānia adj (of Britain)
- o Peretānia adj (of Britain)
Navajo
1 entries- Óola Bichʼahní dineʼé noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- britisk adj (of Britain)
- britisk adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- britisk adj (history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- britisk engelsk name (the British English language)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- britisk adj (of Britain)
- britisk adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- britisk adj (history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- britisk engelsk name (the British English language)
Occitan
1 entries- britanic adj (of Britain)
Old English
4 entries- Bryttisc Brytwylisc adj (history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- Bryttas noun (history: ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- Bryttwalas noun (history: ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- Bryttwealas noun (history: ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
Persian
3 entries- بریتانیایی adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- بِریتانِیایی adj (of Britain)
- بریتانیایی noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Polish
4 entries- brytyjski adj (of Britain)
- brytyjski adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- Brytyjczycy noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- Brytyjczycy noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Portuguese
4 entries- britânico adj (of Britain)
- britânico adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- britônico adj (history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- inglês britânico name (the British English language)
Romanian
4 entries- britanic adj (of Britain)
- britanic adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- britonic adj (history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- engleză britanică name (the British English language)
Russian
4 entries- брита́нский adj (of Britain)
- брита́нский adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- бри́танский а́нглийский name (the British English language)
- бри́ттка noun (history: ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- Breatannach adj (of Britain)
- Breatannach adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- Breatannach adj (history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- Breatannaich noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- britanski adj (of Britain)
- britanski adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- британски adj (of Britain)
- британски adj (colloquial: of the UK)
Slovak
3 entries- britský adj (of Britain)
- Brit noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- Brit noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Slovene
3 entries- británski adj (of Britain)
- Británec noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- Británka noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Spanish
4 entries- britano adj (history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- británico adj (of Britain)
- británico adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- reinounidense adj (colloquial: of the UK)
Swedish
4 entries- brittisk adj (of Britain)
- brittisk adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- brittisk engelska name (the British English language)
- britt noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Tajik
2 entries- британӣ adj (of Britain)
- британӣ adj (colloquial: of the UK)
Thai
1 entries- บริเตน adj (of Britain)
Turkish
4 entries- İngiliz adj (of Britain)
- İngiliz İngilizcesi name (the British English language)
- İngiliz noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
- İngiliz noun (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK)
Ukrainian
2 entries- брита́нський adj (of Britain)
- Британська англійська мова name (the British English language)
Urdu
4 entries- اَن٘گْریزی adj (of Britain)
- بَرْطانْوِی adj (of Britain)
- بِرْٹِش adj (of Britain)
- انگریز noun (citizens or inhabitants of Britain)
Uyghur
2 entries- برىتانىيىلىك adj (of Britain)
- برىتانىيە adj (of Britain)
Uzbek
2 entries- britaniya adj (of Britain)
- britaniyalik adj (of Britain)
Vietnamese
3 entries- Anh adj (of Britain)
- Anh adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- đảo Anh adj (of Britain)
Welsh
4 entries- Brythonig adj (history: of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain)
- Prydeinig adj (of Britain)
- Prydeinig adj (colloquial: of the UK)
- Saesneg Prydain name (the British English language)
Yiddish
1 entries- בריטיש adj (of Britain)
Sample sentences
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British people are used to standing in queues.
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The British have a lot of respect for law and order.
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The population of London is much greater than that of any other British city.
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