British
adjective
of or relating to Great Britain or its inhabitants.
Britishness
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a word derived from
British.
Example Sentences
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Lynch, and if his lush Britishness has a viewer thinking about Jeremy Irons, they’ve both done “Lion Kings,” Mr. Irons the original, Mr. Lynch on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"There's a real stiff upper lip Britishness about it," he says.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Ninety thousand fans are expected to show up in Pasadena for the Gallagher brothers’ brash, sentimental version of Britishness — the stadium-sized equivalent of a pub on Santa Monica Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
Suede’s sense of Britishness, however, was less a matter of manifesto than of instinct, driven by the desire to render small lives and intimate details in sweeping, romantic, even histrionic gestures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
The voice had a slight faked Britishness to it.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
