Brit

== English == === Etymology === 1901, either a shortening of Britisher or Briton, or a back-formation from British. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪt === Noun === Brit (plural Brits) (informal, formerly offensive) A British person. A Brit Award, a prize for musicians in Britain. ==== Derived terms ==== West Brit (derogatory) ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Brit (comparative more Brit, superlative most Brit) Abbreviation of British. === Proper noun === Brit Abbreviation of Britain. (lexicography) Abbreviation of British English. A short river in Dorset, England, which flows through Bridport to the sea at West Bay; in full, the River Brit. ==== Derived terms ==== Britsploitation === Anagrams === trib, Trib, BIRT, trib., Birt, birt == Afrikaans == === Noun === Brit (plural Britte, diminutive Britjie) Briton, Brit (person from the United Kingdom or of British descent) ==== Related terms ==== Brits Brittanje === See also === Verenigde Koninkryk == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbrɪt] === Noun === Brit m anim (female equivalent Britka) Briton ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Brit”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “Brit”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Dutch == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brɪt/ Hyphenation: Brit Rhymes: -ɪt === Noun === Brit m (plural Britten, diminutive Britje n) Brit, Briton ==== Derived terms ==== Brits == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Brit a diminutive of the female given name Birgitte, variant of Britt