the British

noun

: the people of Great Britain and especially England
talked about the British

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Glastonbury has revealed the lineup for the 2025 edition of the British music festival. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025 McVie was born in the British village of Bouth in July 1943. Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025 And for years the Sussexes have been able to blame much of the criticism directed at them on bias within the British press. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Her claim came as the bottom falls out of the British co-pro market due to big American players pulling out, which has impacted numerous BBC dramas that are stuck in funding limbo and is understood to have also affected scripted shows at ITV and Channel 4. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the British

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“The British.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20British. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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