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Definition of 'Brit'

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Brit

(brɪt )
Word forms: plural Brits
countable noun
British people are sometimes referred to as Brits.
[informal]
Holiday-mad Brits are packing their buckets and spades and heading for the sun.
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brit in British

(brɪt )
noun (functioning as singular or plural)
1. 
the young of a herring, sprat, or similar fish
2. 
minute marine crustaceans, esp copepods, forming food for many fishes and whales
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Word origin of 'brit'
C17: perhaps from Cornish brӯthel mackerel; see brill
Word Frequency

Brit in British 1

(brɪt )
noun
informal
a British person
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Brit in British 2

abbreviation for
1. 
Britain
2. 
British
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Brit in American 1

(brɪt ; brit)
Informal
adjective
1. 
British
noun
2. 
Britisher
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Brit in American 2

British
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brit in American

(brɪt ; brit)
plural nounWord forms: singular brit
1. 
the young of the herring and some other fishes
2. 
small sea animals, esp. certain crustaceans, as copepods, eaten by the baleen whales and many fishes
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Word origin of 'brit'
Cornish < OCelt brith, varicolored; akin to Cornish bruit, speckled

Trends of 'Brit'

Used Rarely. brit is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'brit'

  • bristols
  • Bristow
  • brisure
  • brit
  • Brit Lit
  • brit milah
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Related Terms of 'brit'

  • Gr Brit
  • Gt Brit
  • Brit Lit
  • brit milah

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Definition of Brit from the Collins English Dictionary

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