Irish vs British - What's the difference?
irish | british |
The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.
(surname)
(as plural) The Irish people.
(obsolete) A board game of the tables family.
(US) Temper; anger, passion.
* 1834 , (David Crockett), A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett , Nebraska (1987), page 65:
* 1947 , Hy Heath, John Lange, (Clancy Lowered the Boom) :
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whiskey, or whisky, elaborated in Ireland.
* 1889 , , (Three Men In A Boat) :
Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people.
Pertaining to the Irish language.
(derogatory) nonsensical, daft or complex.
With the , the citizens or inhabitants of Britain collectively.
With the , the citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom collectively.
(history) The ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain before the Anglo-Saxon invasion, also called ancient Britons.
The Celtic language of the ancient Britons
The British English language.
Of Britain (meaning the British Isles)
Of the United Kingdom.
Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
(historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
Of British English.
As proper nouns the difference between irish and british
is that irish is the Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic while British is with the, the citizens or inhabitants of Britain collectively.As adjectives the difference between irish and british
is that irish is pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people while British is of Britain (meaning the British Isles.As a noun Irish
is the Irish people.irish
English
(wikipedia Irish)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Irish is the first official and national language of Ireland
Derived terms
* Ulster Irish * Munster Irish * Connacht IrishNoun
(-)- But her Irish was up too high to do any thing with her, and so I quit trying.
- Whenever he got his Irish up, Clancy lowered the boom.
- Harris said he'd had enough oratory for one night, and proposed that we should go out and have a smile, saying that he had found a place, round by the square, where you could really get a drop of Irish worth drinking.
Usage notes
* Use Irishman or Irishwoman for one singular person.Adjective
(en adjective)- Sheep are typical in the Irish landscape.
- "A number of derogatory nicknames began to emerge, including "Irish confetti" for thrown bricks, and "Irish kiss" for a slap" (Wisegeek.com)
Derived terms
* Irish coffee * Irish cream * Irishly * Irish slam * Irish jokeSee also
* Erse * Gaelic * (ga) * Language listExternal links
*Irish–English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster’s Dictionary— the Rosetta Edition. *