(n) an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown, Syn. Commonwealth of Nations

british crown

(n) the symbol of the power of the British monarchy, Example:members of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British Crown

british east africa

(n) the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar

british empire

(n) a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, Example:the sun never sets on the British Empire

british empiricism

(n) the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century

britisher

(n) a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, Syn. Briton, Brit

british imperial system

(n) a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint, Syn. English system, British system

british isles

(n) Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic

british labour party

(n) a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries, Syn. Labor, Labour Party, Labour

british monetary unit

(n) monetary unit in Great Britain

british parliament

(n) the British legislative body

british pound

(n) the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence, Syn. British pound sterling, pound, quid, pound sterling

british shilling

(n) a former monetary unit in Great Britain, Syn. shilling, bob

british thermal unit

(n) a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories, Syn. B.Th.U., BTU

british virgin islands

(n) more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom

british west africa

(n) the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast

british west indies

(n) the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad

anglicism

(n) an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English), Syn. Britishism, Briticism

anglicism

(n) a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens, Syn. Britishism

belize

(n) a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control, Syn. British Honduras

guyana

(n) a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, Syn. British Guiana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana

house of commons

(n) the lower house of the British parliament, Syn. British House of Commons

house of lords

(n) the upper house of the British parliament, Syn. British House of Lords

london

(n) the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center, Syn. British capital, capital of the United Kingdom, Greater London

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

British

a. [ AS. Brittisc, Bryttisc. ] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]

British gum, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600° Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods. --
British lion, the national emblem of Great Britain. --
British seas, the four seas which surround Great Britain. [ 1913 Webster ]

British

n. pl. People of Great Britain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Britisher

n. An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. one in the British military or naval service. [ Now used jocosely ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Britishism

n. 1. an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English).
Syn. -- Anglicism, Briticism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens.
Syn. -- Anglicism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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英国人

[英国人 / 英國人, Yīng guó rén] British person; British people #11851

圆明园

[圆明园 / 圓明園, Yuán míng yuán] Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860 #13666

中英

[中英, Zhōng Yīng] Sino-British; Chinese-English #17320

牛顿

[牛顿 / 牛頓, Niú dùn] Newton (name); Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist #22585

英国广播公司

[英国广播公司 / 英國廣播公司, Yīng guó Guǎng bō Gōng sī] British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC #31685

霍金

[霍金, Huò jīn] Hawkins or Hawking; Stephen Hawking (1942-), British physicist and author of A Brief History of Time 時間簡史|时间简史, See Also: 時間簡史, 时间简史 #32648

达尔文

[达尔文 / 達爾文, Dá ěr wén] Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist and author of the Origin of Species 物種起源|物种起源; Darwin, capital of Australian Northern Territory 北領地|北领地, See Also: 物種起源, 物种起源, 北領地, 北领地 #33149

罗素

[罗素 / 羅素, Luó sù] Russell (name); Bertrand Arthur William, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970), British logician, rationalist philosopher and pacifist #42454

英联邦

[英联邦 / 英聯邦, Yīng lián bāng] the British Commonwealth (Commonwealth of Nations) #44181

不列颠

[不列颠 / 不列顛, Bù liè diān] Britain; British; Great Britain #50779

库克

[库克 / 庫克, Kù kè] Cook (name); Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer #55669

大英博物馆

[大英博物馆 / 大英博物館, Dà Yīng bó wù guǎn] the British museum #56878

英国石油公司

[英国石油公司 / 英國石油公司, Yīng guó shí yóu gōng sī] British Petroleum, BP #59070

军情五处

[军情五处 / 軍情五處, jūn qíng wǔ chù] MI5 (British military intelligence agency) #59732

李约瑟

[李约瑟, Lǐ Yuē sè] Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China #62350

彭定康

[彭定康, Péng Dìng kāng] Chris Patten (1944-), last British Governor of Hong Kong 1992-1997 #68518

李斯特

[李斯特, Lǐ sī tè] Ferenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer; Joseph Lister (1883-1897), British surgeon and bacteriologist #71740

法拉第

[法拉第, Fǎ lā dì] Faraday (name); Michael Faraday (1791-1867), British experimental physicist prominent in the development of electricity #85715

英属维尔京群岛

[英属维尔京群岛 / 英屬維爾京群島, Yīng shǔ Wéi ěr jīng Qún dǎo] British Virgin Islands #85995

布兰森

[布兰森 / 佈蘭森, Bù lán sēn] Branson or Brandsen (name); Sir Richard Branson (1950-), British millionaire and founder of Virgin #90310

蒙巴顿

[蒙巴顿 / 矇巴頓, Méng bā dùn] Mountbatten (name, Anglicization of German Battenburg); Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979), British commander in Southeast Asia during WWII, presided over the partition of India in 1947, murdered by the IRA. #101658

赫胥黎

[赫胥黎, Hè xū lí] Huxley (name); Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British evolutionary scientist and champion of Darwin; Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British novelist #106492

斯坦因

[斯坦因, Sī tǎn yīn] Stein (name); Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943), British adventurer and archeologist who explorer Xinjiang in early 20th century #114964

狄拉克

[狄拉克, Dí lā kè] P.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984), British physicist #133971

英国文化协会

[英国文化协会 / 英國文化協會, Yīng guó wén huà xié huì] British council #134239

卫奕信

[卫奕信 / 衛奕信, Wèi yì xìn] David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (1935-), British diplomat and China expert, Governor of Hong Kong 1986-1992 #135722

托尔金

[托尔金 / 托爾金, Tuō ěr jīn] J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction such as Lord of the Rings 魔戒, See Also: 魔戒 #149351

肖伯纳

[肖伯纳 / 肖伯納, Xiào Bó nà] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish-born British playwright #153110

土邦

[土邦, tǔ bāng] native state (term used by British Colonial power to refer to independent states of India or Africa) #157937

奥威尔

[奥威尔 / 奧威爾, Ào wēi ěr] Orwell (name); George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist #161303

韦利

[韦利 / 韋利, Wéi rì] Waley or Whaley (name); Arthur Waley (1889-1966), pioneer British sinologist #184994

史景迁

[史景迁 / 史景遷, Shǐ Jǐng qiān] Jonathan D Spence (1936-), distinguished British US historian of China, author of The search for modern China 追尋現代中國|追寻现代中国, See Also: 追尋現代中國, 追寻现代中国 #211057

埃尔金

[埃尔金 / 埃爾金, Āi ěr jīn] James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863), British High Commissioner to China who ordered the looting and destruction of the Old Winter Palace Yuanmingyuan 圓明園|圆明园 in 1860; Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1, See Also: 圓明園, 圆明园 #242416

英国广播电台

[英国广播电台 / 英國廣播電台, Yīng guó Guǎng bō Diàn tái] British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC #279346

英国电讯公司

[英国电讯公司 / 英國電訊公司, Yīng guó Diàn xùn Gōng sī] British telecom; BT #313830

阿普尔顿

[阿普尔顿 / 阿普爾頓, Ā pǔ ěr dùn] Appleton (name); Sir Edward Appleton (1892-1965), British physicist, Nobel laureate who discovered the ionosphere #319182

波弗特海

[波弗特海, Bō fú tè hǎi] Beaufort sea (off Alaska and British Columbia) #677435

迪斯雷利

[迪斯雷利, Dí sī léi lì] Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British conservative politician and novelist, prime minister 1868-1880 #901972

不列颠哥伦比亚

[不列颠哥伦比亚 / 不列顛哥倫比亞, Bù liè diān Gē lún bǐ yà] British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada

不列颠哥伦比亚省

[不列颠哥伦比亚省 / 不列顛哥倫比亞省, Bù liè diān Gē lún bǐ yà shěng] British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada

不列颠诸岛

[不列颠诸岛 / 不列顛諸島, Bù liè diān zhū dǎo] British Isles

伯纳斯李

[伯纳斯李 / 伯納斯李, Bó nà sī Lǐ] Sir Tim Berners-Lee (1955-), British computer scientist and creator of the internet

乔治・奥威尔

[乔治・奥威尔 / 喬治・奧威爾, Qiáo zhì· Ào wēi ěr] George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist, author of Animal farm 動物農場|动物农场 and 1984, See Also: 動物農場, 动物农场

乔治奥威尔

[乔治奥威尔 / 喬治奧威爾, Qiáo zhì Ào wēi ěr] George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist, author of Animal farm 動物農場|动物农场 and 1984, See Also: 動物農場, 动物农场

大英帝国

[大英帝国 / 大英帝國, Dà Yīng Dì guó] the British Empire

威妥玛

[威妥玛 / 威妥瑪, Wēi Tuǒ mǎ] Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935), British missionary and linguist, originator of Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese

库克船长

[库克船长 / 庫克船長, Kù kè chuán zhǎng] Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer

拉萨条约

[拉萨条约 / 拉薩條約, Lā sà tiáo yuē] Treaty of Lhasa (1904) between British empire and Tibet

挽救儿童

[挽救儿童 / 挽救兒童, wǎn jiù ér tóng] to rescue a child; Save the Children, a British charity

波茨坦会议

[波茨坦会议 / 波茨坦會議, Bō cí tǎn huì yì] Potsdam conference, July-August 1945, between Truman, Stalin and British prime ministers Churchill and Attlee

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英

[えい, ei] (n, n-pref, n-suf) (abbr) (See 英吉利・イギリス, 英国・えいこく) Britain; British #996

京

[きょう(P);けい, kyou (P); kei] (n) (1) (きょう only) imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); (2) (きょう only) (See 伊呂波歌) final word of an iroha-uta; (3) (usu. けい) 10^16; 10, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000; ten quadrillion (American); (obs) ten thousand billion (British); (P) #1852

兆

[ちょう, chou] (n) (1) (See 兆し) sign; omen; indication; portent; (num) (2) 10^12; 1, 000, 000, 000, 000; trillion (American); (obs) billion (British); (P) #6268

溝

[みぞ(P);どぶ, mizo (P); dobu] (n) (obsc) 10^32; hundred nonillion (American); (obs) hundred quintillion (British) #7118

ブリティッシュコロンビア

[buriteisshukoronbia] (n) British Columbia #12859

国防省

[こくぼうしょう, kokuboushou] (n) Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; (British) Ministry of Defence #18302

秭

[し, shi] (n) (obsc) 10**24; septillion (American); quadrillion (British)

ＢＢＣ

[ビービーシー, bi-bi-shi-] (n) British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC

イギリス英語

[イギリスえいご, igirisu eigo] (n) (See 英々語) British English (i.e. English as spoken in the UK)

イギリス経験論

[イギリスけいけんろん, igirisu keikenron] (n) British empiricism

イギリス諸島

[イギリスしょとう, igirisu shotou] (n) British Isles

イギリス製

[イギリスせい, igirisu sei] (n, adj-no) British made; made in Britain

イギリス帝国

[イギリスていこく, igirisu teikoku] (n) British Empire

イギリス東インド会社

[イギリスひがしインドがいしゃ, igirisu higashi indo gaisha] (n) British East India Company

イギリス放送協会

[イギリスほうそうきょうかい, igirisu housoukyoukai] (n) British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC

イギリス領ギアナ

[イギリスりょうギアナ, igirisu ryou giana] (n) British Guiana

イギリス領ホンデュラス

[イギリスりょうホンデュラス, igirisu ryou hondeyurasu] (n) British Honduras

イギリス領ボルネオ

[イギリスりょうボルネオ, igirisu ryou boruneo] (n) British Borneo

イギリス領ヴァージン諸島

[イギリスりょうヴァージンしょとう, igirisu ryou va-jin shotou] (n) British Virgin Islands

イギリス連邦

[イギリスれんぽう, igirisu renpou] (n) Commonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth)

ビーエスエーシー

[bi-esue-shi-] (n) British Sub-Aqua Club, founded 1953 (Prince Charles is honorary President); BSAC

ブリティッシュエアウェイズ

[buriteisshueaueizu] (n) British Airways; (P)

ブリティッシュテレコム

[buriteisshuterekomu] (n) { comp } British Telecom; BT

マリー・セレスト;マリー・セレステ;マリーセレスト;マリーセレステ

[mari-. seresuto ; mari-. seresute ; mari-seresuto ; mari-seresute] (n) (1) (See マリー・セレスト号・マリーセレストごう) Mary Celeste, famous British ship found in 1872 without crew or passengers.; (2) archetypal ghost ship; unmanned ship

マリー・セレスト号;マリーセレスト号

[マリーセレストごう, mari-seresuto gou] (n) (1) Mary Celeste, famous British ship found in 1872 without crew or passengers.; (2) archetypal ghost ship; unmanned ship

ヤルタ秘密協定

[ヤルタひみつきょうてい, yaruta himitsukyoutei] (n) (See ヤルタ会談) The Yalta Agreement (secret American-British-Soviet agreement wherein the Soviets agreed to attack Japan within three months of the German surrender

一兆

[いっちょう, icchou] (n) 1, 000, 000, 000, 000; one trillion; one billion (obs. British)

英英語;英々語

[えいえいご, eieigo] (n) (See イギリス英語) British English (lit

英貨

[えいか, eika] (n, adj-no) British currency; British goods

英議会

[えいぎかい, eigikai] (n) (abbr) (See 英国議会) British parliament

英京

[えいきょう, eikyou] (n) London (British capital)

英国規格協会

[えいこくきかくきょうかい, eikokukikakukyoukai] (n) { comp } British Standards Institute; BSI