British English
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noun
the English language as spoken and written in Great Britain, especially in southern England.
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Also called British.
Origin of British English
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby British English
British Council, British disease, British dollar, British East Africa, British Empire, British English, Britisher, British Guiana, British gum, British Honduras, British India
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