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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 Ireland it usually is a derogatory term used by Irish nationalists to denote members of the British army and sometimes also for Irish Catholics considered to be collaborating with British rule.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:
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BRIT AwardsBrit 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."Britney SpearsBrit the word; meaning a Covenant in Hebrew, as in Covenant (theology).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 basketball tournament, held annually, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
