Brit
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- A Brit (a shorter form of Briton in its modern political sense) is a British person, that is, a resident of the United Kingdom, or of the island of Great Britain. In the United States it usually refers to people from England. In Ireland it usually is a derogatory term used by Irish nationalists to denote members of the British army.
- Brit is a prefix which either geographically implies a connection with the British Isles (including the Republic of Ireland and smaller islands) or politically/socially implies a connection with the United Kingdom (excluding the Republic of Ireland and many smaller islands)
- Examples of geographical usage: British Isles, Great Britain
- Examples of political/social usage: British Citizen, Britpop
- Brit is an alternative word or abbreviation for Albion College's mascot, the Briton.
- Brit is an alternative word or abbreviation for British and Britain and for:
- Brit is a comic book by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore and later Cliff Rathburn, published by Image Comics
- BRIT is the acronym for the Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- Brit is also short for the name "Britney".
- Brit the word meaning a Covenant in Hebrew, as in Covenant (theology).
- Brit, also called a Bris, the first word of Brit milah, which is a Jewish male's circumcision.
- Brit the modern Hebrew pronunciation for the second name of B'nai Brit known as the B'nai B'rith in the US.
- Brit first name of Brit Selby a Canadian ice-hockey player.
- Brit first name of Brit Hume a US TV journalist.
- Brit also sounds like place names Britt and the first name Britt such as Britt Allcroft, Britt Ekland, Britt Cobb, Britt Nichols (director), or like a surname such as that of Maurice Britt.
- A brit or britt is also a term for the young of a herring or a sprat.
- BRIT is the Bedford Road Invitational Tournament for basketball held annually in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- BRIT is the Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth, Texas.
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