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anti-british

an·ti-Brit·ish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
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    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee brit-ish]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈbrɪt ɪʃ/
    • /ˈæn.ti ˈbrɪt.ɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee brit-ish]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈbrɪt ɪʃ/

Definitions of anti-british word

  • adjective anti-british opposed to anything characteristic of or relating to Britain 3
  • adjective anti-british of or relating to Great Britain or its inhabitants. 1
  • adjective anti-british used especially by natives or inhabitants of Great Britain: In this dictionary, “Brit.” is an abbreviation for “British usage.”. 1
  • noun anti-british the people native to or inhabiting Great Britain. 1
  • noun anti-british British English. 1
  • noun anti-british the Celtic language of the ancient Britons. 1

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Origin of anti-british

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English Brittische, Old English Bryttisc, equivalent to Brytt(as) Britons + -isc- -ish1; see Briton

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Parts of speech for Anti-british

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anti-british popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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