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British is the adjectival form of Britain. In terms of etymology, it is derived from the ancient Greek Pretannic, a term once used as collective description for both Great Britain and Ireland, via the Latin Britannic, which until the 17th century more commonly referred only to Great Britain, especially the territories under Roman control or influence which included Southern Scotland as far as Dumbarton and the Stirling area.^[1][2] Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Dumbarton (Dùn Breatainn in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ... Broad Street at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals) Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ...

The term can be seen in the following contexts:

• In modern identity, a Briton, a collective description for the inhabitants of Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands and, to a much lesser degree, Ireland, where it refers almost exclusively the Protestant community of Northern Ireland.^[3]
• In a geographical context, it usually applies to someone or something from the island of Great Britain, or to someone or something from the United Kingdom or the Crown Dependencies.
• In a political context it can be applied to a person or object from, or the people or nation of:
  • 1707 to 1801 – Kingdom of Great Britain
  • 1801 to 1922 – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  • 1922 to present – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  • The Channel Islands the Isle of Man, (the Crown Dependencies), and the British Overseas Territories.
  • Ex-colonies that are still under British control to some degree are now referred to as British Overseas Territories (for example Falklands Islands, Bermuda).
  • The British Empire, notably British North America and British India
  • Additionally the prefix British was often applied to an area or territory governed by or a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, for example the British Virgin Islands, the British Indian Ocean Territory, or British Columbia.
• A citizen of the British Islands (UK and Crown Dependencies).
• In the term British Isles, see also British Isles (terminology) and British Isles naming dispute.
• In an historical context it can refer to territory of the British Empire, or a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, or territory under occupation of British forces.
• In languages, the ancient Celtic language, British Brythonic language, or mistakenly when meaning British English dialects.
• In ancient people, the Brythons or ancient Britons, who once inhabited the island now known as Britain south of kingdoms centred on the Stirling area in the east, and Dumbarton in the west. The area to the north was originally the territory of the Picts, who are thought to have spoken a type of Brythonic language.
• In sport, competitors representing the United Kingdom (or in the case of the Olympics, Great Britain).

Languages Cornish, Dgèrnésiais, English, French, Irish, Jèrriais, Manx, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh Religions Anglican, Presbyterianism, Roman Catholicism Related ethnic groups Americans, Australians, Belongers, Canadians, Channel Islanders, Cornish, English, Irish, Manx, New Zealanders, Scottish, Welsh British people, or Britons,[7] are inhabitants of Great Britain[8][9] or... This article is about the British dependencies. ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Crown dependencies are possessions of the British Crown, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies. ... Scotland, England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology). ... Motto Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right)1 Anthem God Save the King/Queen Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Capital London Language(s) English2 Government Constitutional monarchy Monarch  - 1801–1820 George III  - 1820–1830 George IV  - 1830–1837 William IV  - 1837–1901... This article is about the British dependencies. ... Crown dependencies are possessions of the British Crown, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies. ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (almost exclusively Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... Location of the British Overseas Territories A British Overseas Territory is one of fourteen[1] territories which are under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but not considered part of the United Kingdom itself. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... British North America was an informal term first used in 1783, but uncommon before the Report on the Affairs of British North America (1839), called the Durham Report. ... British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Under the Interpretation Act 1978 of the United Kingdom, the term British Islands refers to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, together with the Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwicks of Jersey and of Guernsey (which in turn includes the smaller islands of Alderney, Herm and Sark) in the... Location of the British Isles The British Isles are a group of islands off the north west coast of continental Europe comprising Great Britain, Ireland and a number of smaller islands. ...  The British Isles An Euler diagram clarifying the terminology. ... There is some dispute and disagreement over the term British Isles. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies Celtic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages. ... The Brythonic languages (or Brittonic languages) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family. ... British English (BrE) is a broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere. ... Brython and Brythonic are terms which refer to indigenous, pre-Roman, Celtic speaking inhabitants of most of the island of Great Britain, and their cultures and languages, the Brythonic languages. ... Broad Street at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals) Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ... Dumbarton (Dùn Breatainn in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ... A replica of the Hilton of Cadboll Stone. ... The Brythonic languages (or Brittonic languages) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family. ...

See also

• Alternative words for British
• Black British
• Brit
• British nationality law
• Briton
• White British
• British Invasion
• British music
• British Airways

There are many alternative ways to describe the people of the United Kingdom (UK), though the official designated nationality is British. ... Black British is term which has had different meanings and uses as a racial and political label. ... A Brit (a shorter form of Briton in its non-historical sense) is a British person, that is, a resident of the United Kingdom, or of the island of Great Britain. ... British nationality law is the law of the United Kingdom concerning British citizenship and other categories of British nationality. ... Languages Cornish, Dgèrnésiais, English, French, Irish, Jèrriais, Manx, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh Religions Anglican, Presbyterianism, Roman Catholicism Related ethnic groups Americans, Australians, Belongers, Canadians, Channel Islanders, Cornish, English, Irish, Manx, New Zealanders, Scottish, Welsh British people, or Britons,[7] are inhabitants of Great Britain[8][9] or... White British is an ethnic classification used in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 92. ... The appearance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964, was the breakthrough moment of the burgeoning British Invasion. ... Music from the United Kingdom has achieved great international popularity since the 1960s, when the British Invasion peaked. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ...

Notes

1. ^ Snyder, Christopher A. (2003). The Britons. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-631-22260-X.: Bede refers to Dumbarton as "civitas Brettonum munitissima", a most fortified place of the Britons, and Snyder notes that the Gododdin territories in the east of Scotland included the area around Stirling.
2. ^ Britannia is so widely used in this period to indicate solely the region of modern-day Great Britain under Roman control that a definition of the term is nearly impossible to come across. However, the following sources identify it in their work: I. Cunningham, C. Fleet & C.W.J. Withers, Putting Scotland on view: Joan Blaeu’s 1654 Atlas Novus, Folio, Issue 9, Autumn 2004 ("Yet in 1577, Ortelius had met the man who would provide an historical and geographical account of Britain – or, to use its correct title as a Roman province, ‘Britannia’."), or F.N.Lee, 1997, Common Law: Roots and Fruits ("The distinguished (530 A.D.) Brythonic historian Gildas says that around A.D. 420 – many parties of "Scots and Picts crossed the Scythian Valley" into the Roman Province of Britannia alias South Britain"). In most cases literature on Roman Britain accepts as matter-of-fact that the reader will understand that Britannia in this period refers to Roman Britain.
3. ^ "Constitutional Change and Identidy", Institute of Governance, 2006

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