With plural agreement. The British people; British soldiers, etc., collectively. Chiefly with the.

Simple attributive. Of an island or islands; pertaining or belonging to an island. island fortress, island race (i.e. the British).

British Lion, the lion as the national emblem of Great Britain; hence often used figuratively for the British nation. Similarly Scottish lion.

the people of Great Britain; abbreviated G.B.P. (cf. G, n. initialisms).