British

The word British is an adjective referring in various ways to the United Kingdom, or the island of Great Britain, and its people.

Geography

• British Isles, an archipelago containing the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles
• British Islands, a legal term describing the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, collectively
• British Commonwealth, an organisation of member-states, most formerly a part of the British Empire
• British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada, part of the Pacific Northwest

People

• British people, Britons, or Brits, subjects 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 island of Great Britain south of the Firth of Forth
• 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

History

• British Raj, the British rule of India in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century
• British Empire the historical collective of dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom when it was an imperial power

Other

• British cuisine, the cooking traditions and practices associated with the United Kingdom
• British Airways, the flag carrier airline (national airline) of the United Kingdom

See also

• Alternative words for British
• Britain (disambiguation)
• Britishness