brit

«brit» in Mova's school dictionary: A person from Britain (the United Kingdom of England… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a Brit, Brits)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) A person from Britain (the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). tree →

2) (Brits) British people in general, often as tourists: Brits abroad. tree →

sense in the lessons

A short, friendly or jokey word used in news, chat and especially by Americans and Australians. In stories it marks a British character. Phrases: Brits abroad, a typical Brit, Brit pop.

examples

• My American pen pal calls me "the Brit". tree →
• Lots of Brits go to Spain on holiday. tree →
• As a typical Brit, he talks about the weather a lot. tree →
• The Brits won three gold medals. tree →
• (Australia) Some Aussies call Brits "Poms" as a joke. tree →
• She's a Brit living in Canada. tree →

note

Written with a capital B: Brit, Brits. Informal; formal words are Briton or British person. Not all people from the British Isles like it: people from Ireland are not Brits.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «brit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.