Britishism

English

Alternative forms

• Briticism
• British-ism

Etymology

British +‎ -ism

Noun

Britishism (countable and uncountable, plural Britishisms)

1. A word, phrase, idiom, or expression peculiar to the English language as spoken in Britain.
2. The practice of British religion or culture.

Synonyms

• anglicism

Coordinate terms

• (dialectisms) dialectism; Americanism (Yankeeism, Yankism), Australianism, Britishism (anglicism, Briticism), Canadianism, Indianism, Irishism, Scotticism, southernism, New Zealandism

Translations

linguistic feature

• French: britannicisme m

religious or cultural custom