Definition of brit
: minute marine animals (such as crustaceans and pteropods) on which right whales feed
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Two Native Americans and a Brit are chased by American soldiers in Ted Geoghegan's War of 1812 drama.
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Fifteen months after the attack, a second Brit in Aden died in mysterious circumstances.
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The b’hoys, feeling taunted by a Brit in their backyard, made assurances of their own.
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And for real boxing fans who can remember when there was another great white hype, a Brit by the name of Ricky Hatton.
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BRIT was founded in 1987 to house the Southern Methodist University herbarium.
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Brit: There's nothing better than L.A. summer nights.
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In this go-round, Spider-Man is played by Tom Holland, a 21-year-old Brit who looks 15.
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In the fiscal 2018 budget, the city will transfer about $191,000 in the Botanic Garden special revenue fund to BRIT to support the partnership.
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Origin and Etymology of brit
perhaps from Corn brȳthel mackerel
First Known Use of brit
1884
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