Britishism

English

Alternative forms

• British-ism

Etymology

From British +‎ -ism.

Noun

Britishism (countable and uncountable, plural Britishisms)

1. (rhetoric) A word, phrase, idiom, or expression peculiar to the English language as spoken in Britain.

   Synonyms: Anglicism, Briticism

2. The practice of British religion or culture.

Coordinate terms

• (dialectisms) dialectism; Americanism (Yankeeism, Yankism), Australianism, Britishism (anglicism, Briticism), Canadianism, Indianism, Irishism, Scotticism, southernism, New Zealandism

Translations

linguistic feature — see Briticism

religious or cultural custom

• Polish: brytycyzm m