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Look up: British

  1. British
    [adj] - of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture 2. [n] - the people of Great Britain
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. British
    negotiated at Fontainebleau in 1984(contributions were greater than the expenditure it received in return) Category: Management in the public and private sector • quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F, at 60 degree F under 30 in of Hg, equivalent to 1055,06 joules or 0,252 kcal Category: Mechanical engineering • The initials B.T.U…
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. British
    Brit"ish (brĭt"ĭsh) adjective [ Anglo-Saxon Brittisc , Bryttisc .] Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants. British gum , a brownish substance, very soluble in cold water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600° Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to dextrin, and is use …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/100

  4. British
    Brit"ish noun plural People of Great Britain.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/100

  5. British
    adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; `his wife is British`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. British
    British people noun the people of Great Britain
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. British
    Principally meaning ``of the United Kingdom``, `British` may refer to: * Britons, or `British people`, inhabitants of Great Britain, the United Kingdom or associated territories ** Brythons, or `Ancient Britons`, ancient inhabitants of the southern portion of the island of Great Britain ** `British citizens`, citizens of the United Kingdom or British Crown dependencies, see British nationality law * British English, the forms of the English lang...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British

  8. British
    Principally meaning ``of the United Kingdom``, `British` may refer to: * Britons, or `British people`, inhabitants of Great Britain, the United Kingdom or associated territories ** Brythons, or `Ancient Britons`, ancient inhabitants of the southern portion of the island of Great Britain ** `British citizens`, citizens of the United Kingdom or British Crown dependencies, see British nationality law * British English, the forms of the English lang...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British

  9. British
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants. • (n. pl.) People of Great Britain.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

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5 December 2008

This day in history:
On 5th December 1872 a crewman on watch on board the British ship Dei Gratia sighted vessel that seemed to be in distress. Three seamen lowered the Dei Gratia's small boat and rowed across to the troubled craft to offer assistance. They hauled themselves over the ship's rails and dropped onto the deck; save for the sound of the wind in the sails and the eerie creaking of the ship's timbers, there was not a sound. The seamen searched the ship from stem to stern and found her to be in excellent condition, but there was not a soul on board. Her crew had disappeared. The name of the ship was Mary Celeste. read more

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