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British English
noun
: the English language used in England
Full Definition of BRITISH ENGLISH
: the native language of most inhabitants of England; especially : English characteristic of England and clearly distinguishable from that used elsewhere (as in the United States or Australia)
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First Known Use of BRITISH ENGLISH
1866
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