/ ˈbrɪtɪsɪzəm; NAmE / (also Brit·ish·ism / ˈbrɪtɪʃɪzəm; NAmE /) noun
a word or expression used in Britain but not in other English-speaking countries
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from British .
/ ˈbrɪtɪsɪzəm; NAmE / (also Brit·ish·ism / ˈbrɪtɪʃɪzəm; NAmE /) noun
a word or expression used in Britain but not in other English-speaking countries
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from British .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005