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Irish vs Brittish - What's the difference?

irish | brittish |

As adjectives the difference between irish and brittish

is that irish is pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people while Brittish is an alternative spelling of British|lang=en.

As a proper noun Irish

is the Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.

As a noun Irish

is the Irish people.

irish

English

(wikipedia Irish)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.
    • Irish is the first official and national language of Ireland
  • (surname)

    • Derived terms

    * Ulster Irish * Munster Irish * Connacht Irish

    Noun

    (-)
  • (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:
    • But her Irish was up too high to do any thing with her, and so I quit trying.
  • * 1947 , Hy Heath, John Lange, (Clancy Lowered the Boom) :
    • Whenever he got his Irish up, Clancy lowered the boom.
  • *
  • whiskey, or whisky, elaborated in Ireland.
  • * 1889 , , (Three Men In A Boat) :
    • 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)
  • Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people.
    • Sheep are typical in the Irish landscape.
  • Pertaining to the Irish language.
  • (derogatory) nonsensical, daft or complex.
    • "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 joke

    See also

    * Erse * Gaelic * (ga) * Language list

    External links

    * Irish–English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster’s Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition. *

    Anagrams

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    brittish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • * 1776 CE: Thomas Jefferson and others, The Declaration of Independence
    • Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. [http://www.colonialhall.com/histdocs/declaration/] [http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/declaration/index.html