the British

noun

: the people of Great Britain and especially England
talked about the British

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The job even gets meta, with the British star cracking a joke about which nationalities are cast in best roles Hollywood has to offer Black talent. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026 Prolific producer Harris is a titan of the British film and TV industry and has worked for decades on some of the most popular shows and films the country has ever produced. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 Rather than welcoming a landless nobody, the British public would receive a man of the highest caliber. — Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 The once iconic automaker had stripped itself down, selling only one model in the US and not a single one in the British market. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the British

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“The British.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20British. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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