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Britishism

[ brit-i-shiz-uhm ]

noun

  1. any custom, manner, characteristic, or quality peculiar to or associated with the British people.
  2. the aggregate of such qualities regarded as characteristic of a British person:

    His cool reserve is just part of his Britishism.



Britishism

/ ˈbrɪtɪˌʃɪzəm /

noun

  1. a variant of Briticism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Britishism1

First recorded in 1880–85; British + -ism

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