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Speaking before lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday, British Transport Minister Mike Kane emphasized the urgency of the investigation.—Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025 For centuries, the East India Company, a commercial and military organization, pillaged the riches of India to fund the British Empire and the company’s own expansion.—Michael Knights, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2025 The new study, conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia and not yet submitted for peer review, shows that semaglutide is associated with hair loss compared to users of an older weight loss pill called Contrave, or bupropion-naltrexone.—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 The year Oscar turned two, William published the results of his immersion in the minutiae of the famine as an official report of the British Parliament.—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for British
Word History
Etymology
Middle English Bruttische of Britain, from Old English Brettisc, from Brettas Britons, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh Brython Briton
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of British was
before the 12th century
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