Brit.
A British person.
Meaning & usage
A British person.
A Brit Award, a prize for musicians in Britain.
Where this word comes from
First use appears c. 1901, either a shortening of Britisher or Briton, or a back-formation from British.
Abbreviation of Britain.
Abbreviation of British English.
A short river in Dorset, England, which flows through Bridport to the sea at West Bay; in full, the River Brit.
Where this word comes from
First use appears c. 1901, either a shortening of Britisher or Briton, or a back-formation from British.
Abbreviation of British.
Where this word comes from
First use appears c. 1901, either a shortening of Britisher or Briton, or a back-formation from British.
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