A briticism (or britishism) is a word, phrase, idiom, or expression peculiar to the English language as spoken chiefly in Great Britain and/or the United Kingdom. An idiom is a Phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal Definition, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Sometimes, this can also refer to a particular usage of a term (see List of words having different meanings in American and British English) spoken both in the United States and Britain which is regarded as chiefly British, or, simply, any characteristic of the English language which is considered primarily British. This is a list of words and phrases having differing meanings in British and American English. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[1] Sometimes, briticisms will become more widely spoken in other dialects of the English language over time, and even, in some cases, become completely universal.

The term "briticism" itself, a neologism, is regarded as an "americanism", and is not commonly heard outside the United States and Canada. A neologism (from Greek neo = "new" + logos = "word" is a word that although devised relatively recently in a specific time period has been Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

Examples

Main article: List of British words not widely used in the United States. This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States.

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See also

• List of British words not widely used in the United States
• List of words having different meanings in American and British English
• Anglicism

This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. This is a list of words and phrases having differing meanings in British and American English. An anglicism, as most often defined is a word borrowed from English into another language

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