the British

noun

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

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The policy is making the British glass industry more expensive than the cheap imports from China and Turkey which are flooding the market. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026 Ironically, the British school uniform has entirely humble origins. — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 The details were included in the British government’s Defense Nuclear Enterprise 2026 Annual Update to Parliament. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026 With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle back in the UK, the expectation is that the British public will see a lot more of them. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Sep. 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 24 Sep. 2026.

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