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  1. 1. a. Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. pl. People of Great Britain. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the people of Great Britain Source: wordnet
  5. 5. Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restrict to the original inhabitants. British gum, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600° Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods. -- British lion, the national emblem of Great Britain. -- British seas, the four seas which surround Great Britain. People of Great Britain. Source: webster
  6. 6. Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; --sometimes restrict to the original inhabitants. British gum, abrownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating drystarch at a temperature of about 600° Fahr. It corresponds, in itsproperties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute forgum in stiffering goods.-- British lion, the national emblem of Great Britain.-- British seas, the four seas which surround Great Britain. Source: adambom
  7. 7. j:100 n. the people of Great Britain a. of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture Source: ecdict

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