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)

the young of a herring, sprat, or similar fish

minute marine crustaceans, esp copepods, forming food for many fishes and whales

Word origin of 'brit'

C17: perhaps from Cornish brӯthel mackerel; see brill

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Brit in British 1

(brɪt )

noun

informal

a British person

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Brit in British 2

abbreviation for

Britain

British

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Brit in American 1

(brɪt ; brit)

Informal

adjective

British

noun

Britisher

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Brit in American 2

British

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brit in American

(brɪt ; brit)

plural nounWord forms: singular brit

the young of the herring and some other fishes

small sea animals, esp. certain crustaceans, as copepods, eaten by the baleen whales and many fishes

Word origin of 'brit'

Cornish < OCelt brith, varicolored; akin to Cornish bruit, speckled

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

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Definition of Brit from the Collins English Dictionary

The dash ( – )

A spaced dash(i.e. with a single space before and after it) is used: at the beginning and end of a comment that interrupts the flow of a sentence. Now children – Kenneth, stop that immediately! –...