Recent Examples on the WebNorthern Superior is a reporting issuer in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Québec, and trades on the TSX-V under the symbol SUP and the OTCQB Venture Market under the symbol NSUPF.—Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024 Portrayed by Riley Keough, the New York writer revisits her hometown in British Columbia and stumbles upon the perfect lead for her next book: the disappearance of 14-year-old Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta).—EW.com, 27 May 2024 Using specialized software, U.S. and Canadian biologists are now collaborating in an acoustic study to detect right whale calls along the British Columbia coast.—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024 Photographs of protests line the walls, and the blue flag of British Hong Kong flies over the cash register.—Megan Specia, New York Times, 27 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for British
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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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