British vs Regent - What's the difference?
british | regent |
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.
One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
*1999 , (Philipp Blom), translating Geert Mak, Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City , Vintage 2001, p. 139:
*:This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam.
Ruling; governing; regnant.
* Sir M. Hale
Exercising vicarious authority.
As proper nouns the difference between british and regent
is that british is with the, the citizens or inhabitants of Britain collectively while Regent is a city in North Dakota.As adjectives the difference between british and regent
is that british is of Britain (meaning the British Isles while regent is ruling; governing; regnant.As a noun regent is
{{cx|now|_|rare|lang=en}} A ruler.british
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Alternative forms
* Brittish (archaic)Proper noun
(en proper noun)Adjective
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*regent
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(wikipedia regent)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- Some other active regent principle which we call the soul.
- (Milton)