connected with England, its people or its language the English countryside an English man/woman typically English attitudes an English dictionary More Aboutthe British
- There is no singular noun which is commonly used to refer to a person from Britain. Instead, the adjective British is used:She’s British. The British have a very odd sense of humor.The adjective English refers only to people from England, not people from the rest of the United Kingdom. They may be Scottish, Welsh, or Northern Irish.
- The noun Briton is used mainly in newspapers:The survivors of the avalanche included 12 Britons.It also describes the early inhabitants of Britain:the ancient Britons. Brit is informal and can sound negative. Britisher is now very old-fashioned.
Check pronunciation: English