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Noun: Britishism  'bri-ti,shi-zum
  1. An expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)
    - Anglicism, Briticism
     
  2. A custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens
    - Anglicism

Derived forms: Britishisms

Type of: custom, expression, formulation, usage, usance [archaic]

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British pound sterling
British shilling
British Sign Language
British Summer Time
British system
British thermal unit
British Virgin Islands
British West Africa
British West Indies
Britisher
Britishism
Briton
Britpop
Brits
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Brittanic
Brittany
Brittany spaniel
Britten
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