British English


British English

noun

Definition of BRITISH ENGLISH

: the native language of most inhabitants of England; especially : English characteristic of England and clearly distinguishable from that used elsewhere (as in the United States or Australia)

First Known Use of BRITISH ENGLISH

1866

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