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britanic
British /bri.taˈnik/
adjective#2036 most common
Also: of Britain, of the United Kingdom
Example sentences
Regele este britanic.
The king is British.
Am un prieten britanic.
I have a British friend.
Filmul britanic a câștigat un premiu.
The British film won an award.
Cultura britanică este foarte diversă.
British culture is very diverse.
Guvernul britanic a anunțat noi măsuri economice.
The British government announced new economic measures.
Relațiile diplomatice dintre România și Regatul Unit reflectă interesul britanic pentru Europa de Est.
Diplomatic relations between Romania and the United Kingdom reflect British interest in Eastern Europe.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | britanic / britanică | britanici / britanice |
| Genitive | britanic / britanice | britanici / britanice |
| Accusative | britanic / britanică | britanici / britanice |
| Vocative | britanic / britanică | britanici / britanice |
Word family
Marea BritanieGreat Britain
BritaniaBritain (literary/older usage)
britanica British manbritanicăa British woman
Etymology
"Britanic" entered Romanian through French "britannique", itself from Latin "Britannicus", the adjective tied to "Britannia". The Latin name traces back to a Celtic root for the inhabitants of the British Isles, recorded by Greek writers as "Prettanike" or "Brettania". Romanian borrowed the word as part of its 19th-century wave of French-based political and geographic vocabulary.
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