British

The word British has several different uses. See the article on Britain for more details.

• In a geographical context, it usually applies to a person or object from Britain, which usually means the island of Great Britain, or possibly the British Isles collectively.
• In a political context, before the 1801 Act of Union, it applies to a person or object from the Kingdom of Great Britain; following that act, it often applies to the United Kingdom. This will certainly be the case when speaking of a person's nationality.
• In an historical context, it refers to a territory or person with allegiance to the British Empire.
• In a linguistic context, it refers to the various forms of the English language known as British English.
• In an ethnological context, it refers to the Brythonic people who once inhabited much of Great Britain.

See also: Alternate words for British