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nounA word or figure of speech used in Britain exclusively or primarily.
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nounan expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)
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Origin
From Brit- (in British) + -icism (in Scotticism, Anglicism, etc.). Compare earlier Britishism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 英國英語 /英国英语, 英國人特用的詞 /英国人特用的词
- 英國英語 /英国英语 (Yīngguó yīngyǔ)word or expression used in Britain
- 英國人特用的詞 /英国人特用的词 (Yīngguórén tèyòng de cí)word or expression used in Britain
Dutch Brits gezegde
- Brits gezegdeword or expression used in Britain
Esperanto anglismo
- anglismoword or expression used in Britain
Finnish anglismi
- anglismiword or expression used in Britain
French britannicisme
- britannicismeword or expression used in Britain
Hungarian anglicizmus
- anglicizmusword or expression used in Britain
Japanese イギリス語法
- イギリス語法 (Igirisu-gohō)word or expression used in Britain
Lithuanian anglicizmas
- anglicizmasword or expression used in Britain
Polish brytycyzm
- brytycyzmword or expression used in Britain
Portuguese inglesismo
- inglesismoword or expression used in Britain
Russian англици́зм
- англици́зм (anglicízm)word or expression used in Britain
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Briticism
prismismschismchrismgrismABDLismabysmanglicismaspheterismBorisismBukharinismchrisomdiaperismepiphenomenalismFrenchismhypocorismIndianismquismrankismScotticism
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APA
Briticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Briticism
MLA
“Briticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Briticism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Briticism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Briticism.
Source: Briticism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.