Brit

See also: brit, Brit., and Brit-

English

Etymology

1901, either a shortening of Britisher or Briton, or a back-formation from British.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɹɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

Brit (plural Brits)

  1. (informal, formerly offensive) A British person.
  2. A Brit Award, a prize for musicians in Britain.

Translations

Adjective

Brit (comparative more Brit, superlative most Brit)

  1. Abbreviation of British.

Proper noun

Brit

  1. Abbreviation of Britain.
  2. (lexicography) Abbreviation of British English.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Czech

Noun

Brit m

  1. Briton

Declension

Further reading

  • Brit in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Brit in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

Brit m (plural Britten, diminutive Britje n)

  1. Brit, Briton

Norwegian

Proper noun

Brit

  1. A female given name, variant of Britt, short form of Birgitte ( =Bridget).
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