(british)

English - Turkish

Definition of (british) in English Turkish dictionary

Birçok Amerikalı altın standartı istedi. - Many Americans wanted a gold standard.

Bu ülkede adalet biraz çifte standartlıdır: fakirlerin adaleti ve zenginlerin adaleti. - Justice in this country is a bit of a double standard: there is the justice of the poor and the justice of the rich.

british

İngilizler

İngilizler çok geç davrandı. - The British acted too late.

Onlar İngilizlerin kazanmasını umuyorlardı. - They expected the British to win.

british house of lords

(Politika, Siyaset) lordlar kamarası

british isles

britanya adaları

standard

(Mekanik) tek biçim

Japonlar Britanyalılardan daha fazla sığır eti yer. - The Japanese eat more beef than the British do.

Sonunda, ocağın sekizinde, Britanyalılar saldırdı. - Finally, on January eighth, the British attacked.

İngilizler çok geç davrandı. - The British acted too late.

İngiliz askerleri dinlendi. - The British soldiers rested.

british capacity unit

ingiliz hacim birimi

british capital

ingiltere'nin başkenti

british thermal unit

ingiliz sıcaklık birimi

standard

{s} herkesçe kabul edilmiş

British Indian Ocean Territory

Britanya Hint Okyanusu Toprakları

British Navy

İngiliz donanması

British Virgin Islands

Birleşik Krallık Virgin Adaları

british

İngiliz halkı

İngiliz halkı genel olarak evcil hayvanlarına son derece düşkündür. - The British people in general are extremely fond of their pets.

İngiliz halkı kibirli ve kabadır. - British people are arrogant and rude.

british embassy

İngiltere Büyükelçiliği

british empire

Britanya İmparatorluğu

british virgin islands

İngiliz Virgin Adaları

casserole, pie (british)

güveç, pasta (british)

district of british india

british ındia ilçe

margarine (british)

margarin (british)

the british museum

British Museum

American, British, Canadian, Australian Armies Standardization Program

(Askeri) Amerikan, İngiliz, Kanada, Avustralya KK Standardizasyon Programı

British

(sıfat) Britanya ile ilgili

British

{s} Britanya'ya ait, İngiliz

British Commonwealth

İngiliz milletler topluluğu

british academy

(Eğitim) ingiltere akademisi

british anti lewisite

(Askeri) İNGİLİZ ANTİ LEVİZİT MERHEMİ: Gözlerin, sıvı halindeki yakıcı gazlara karşı ilk tedavisinde kullanılan ve genel olarak, merhem halinde dağıtılan kimya maddesi

british anti lewisite

(Tıp) ingiliz anti levizit merhemi

british architecture

ingiliz mimarisi

british consulate general

(Politika, Siyaset) ingiltere baş konsolosluğu

british government

İngiliz hükümeti

british house of commons

(Politika, Siyaset) avam kamarası (ingiltere)

british newspapers

british thermal unit

(Askeri) İNGİLİZ ISI BİRİMİ (BTU): Bir libre suyun sıcaklık derecesini, bir Fahrenheit derecesi arttırmak için gerekli ısı miktarı

{i} derece

{i} ayar

(isim) standart, miyar, norm, ölçüt, ölçü, model, kalite, ayar, derece, sembol, bayrak, sancak, dik destek, payanda, dik sap üzerinde yetiştirilen bitki, seviye

standard

standard deviation istatistikte ortalama ile bunu teşkil eden

standard

{s} klasik

standard

{i} kalite

Daha yüksek eğitim kalitesi, en yüksek uluslararası standartlara cevap vermelidir. - The quality of higher education must answer to the highest international standards.

standard

{i} standart: standard of living hayat standardı, yaşam düzeyi

standard

{s} standart olarak kullanılan

standard

{i} sembol

standard

{i} ölçü

Güzellik için tek bir ölçüt yoktur. - There is no one standard for beauty.

Dilbilgisinde ve kelime hazinesinde, bazı lehçeler standart dilden önemli ölçüde farklıdır - In grammar and vocabulary, some dialects differ significantly from the standard language.

standard

{i} payanda

standard

{i} dik destek

standard

ölçü olarak kabul edilen ve ayar edilen bir mumun saçtığı ışık

standard

{i} bayrak

the British

{ç} Britanyalılar

English - English

Definition of (british) in English English dictionary: standard
British: The ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain, also called ancient Britons
British: Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire
British: With the, the citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom collectively
British: The British English language
British: Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic
British: Of the United Kingdom
British: Of Britain (meaning the British Isles)
British: The Celtic language of the ancient Britons
British: With the, the citizens or inhabitants of Britain collectively
British Approved Name: The official non-proprietary or generic name given to a pharmaceutical substance, as defined in the BP
British Broadcasting Corporation: A large, publicly financed broadcaster of television and radio programmes in the UK; and the world via the BBC World Service
British Central Africa: A former British protectorate in the area of present-day Malawi, between 1891 and 1907
British Columbia: Province in western Canada which has Victoria as its capital. Abbreviation: BC
British Columbian: A native or inhabitant of British Columbia, Canada
British Columbian: Of or pertaining to the Canadian province of British Columbia
British Columbians: plural form of British Columbian
British Commonwealth: The Commonwealth of Nations
British Crown dependency: possessions of the British Crown that are not overseas territories or colonies
British East India Company: A seventeenth-century joint-stock company founded to trade with India to Britain's advantage
British Empire: The United Kingdom together with its dominions, colonies, dependencies, trust territories and protectorates; became the Commonwealth of Nations following the independence of many of its constituent countries
British English: The English language as written and spoken in Britain, especially in England, contrasted with American English and that of other places
Now, according to my observation, no man whom the Dean of Canterbury, or the Public Orator of Cambridge, would accept as a speaker of pure English, says, with thick utterance, “a gloss of ayull;” and yet thousands of their countrymen do speak thus, and this peculiarity of British English passes very gradually away as social and mental culture increase, until among the best-bred and best-educated people it vanishes, and is heard no more than it or a nasal twang is heard among similar people here.
British Honduras: The former name of what is now called Belize, used from 1862 to 1981
British Indian Ocean Territory: a UK overseas territory in the middle of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Indonesia; created in 1965; currently used as a joint US/UK military base
British Invasion: The gain in British music bands' popularity in the United States in the 1960s
British Isles: A group of islands off the northwest coast of mainland Europe, comprising Great Britain, Ireland (the island), the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, the Outer Hebrides, the Inner Hebrides, the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands and many other smaller islands
British Longhair: A medium size, long-haired domestic cat breed, originating in Great Britain
British Longhairs: plural form of British Longhair
British Pakistani: A person of Pakistani ancestry or origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom, former heartland of the British Empire
British Pharmaceutical Codex: the BPC - a book of reference, published by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, intended to aid those engaged in the prescribing and dispensing of medicines. It had a companion volume, the British Pharmacopoeia
British Semi-Longhair: A semi-longhair domestic cat breed with a cobby conformation, originating in Great Britain
British Semi-Longhairs: plural form of British Semi-Longhair
British Shorthair: A medium size, shorthaired domestic cat breed, originating in Great Britain
British Shorthairs: plural form of British Shorthair
British Sign Language: a language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate both concrete and abstract ideas; some signs are based on English words, but BSL syntax and grammar are not based on English
British Summer Time: A form of daylight-saving time, one hour ahead of UTC, used in the United Kingdom. Abbreviation: BST
British Virgin Islander: A person from the British Virgin Islands or of descent of the British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: A British overseas territory in the Caribbean
British bulldog: A children's game similar to tag in which players try to run from one zone to another, and avoid getting caught by the catchers
British overseas territory: Any of about 14 territories which are not part of the United Kingdom but come under its sovereignty
British racing green: Any of a range of dark green colours, originally associated with British racing cars
British racing greens: plural form of British racing green
British spelling: The preferred manner of English spelling in most former British colonies, originally from Britain, contrasted with the preferences in Canada and the USA
British spelling: Such a spelling
British spellings: plural form of British spelling
British thermal unit: The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at a particular temperature (there are several different precise definitions) and a pressure of one atmosphere
British thermal units: plural form of British thermal unit
the British are coming: A warning that enemies are about and a battle is about to begin
the British are coming: A statement of impending doom
british: {a} belonging to or made in Britain
British: British means belonging or relating to the United Kingdom, or to its people or culture
British: With "the", the citizens or inhabitants of Britain collectively
British: The British are the people of Great Britain. relating to Britain or its people. the British people from Britain. adj. British Broadcasting Corp. British Honduras British Guiana British Airways British Columbia British Columbia University of British East Africa British empire British Expeditionary Force British Invasion British Library British Museum British North America Act British Somaliland Virgin Islands British British Petroleum Co. PLC British American Tobacco PLC British American Tobacco Company Ltd. 1902-76
British: {s} of or pertaining to Great Britain or its residents
British: With "the", the citizens or inhabitants of the UK collectively
British Academy: a society that was started in 1901 to encourage the study of language, literature, history, economics etc. Most of its members are university teachers who have done important work in their subjects. There is a similar society for people working in scientific fields, called the Royal Society
British Academy of Film and Television Awards: {i} BAFTA, British organization that hosts annual awards show awarding prizes for various achievements in movies and television programs in Britain
British Aerospace PLC: British aircraft manufacturer (part of European consortium)
British Airways: An international passenger airline based in London with destinations in more than 80 countries. Its predecessor companies include the nationalized British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA). In 1974 BEA and BOAC combined to form British Airways. The airline was privatized in 1987. It merged with British Caledonian later that year
British American Tobacco PLC: formerly British-American Tobacco Company Ltd. (1902-76) and B.A.T Industries PLC (1976-98) British conglomerate that is one of the world's largest manufacturers of tobacco products. The company's international headquarters are in London, while its chief American subsidiary, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, is headquartered in Louisville, Ky. Its acquisitions have included the American Tobacco Company (1994), which represents such cigarette brands as Pall Mall and Lucky Strike; Rothmans International (1999), known for its Dunhill and Rothmans brands; and Canada's largest cigarette company, Imperial Tobacco (2000)
British Antarctic Territory: A British territory of the extreme Southern Hemisphere, including the South Orkney and South Shetland island groups in the southern Atlantic Ocean and Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula
British Asian: A British Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain. = Anglo-Asian A British Asian is someone who is British Asian. = Anglo-Asian
British Board of Film Classification: a special committee in the UK whose job is to watch new films and decide whether children or young people will be allowed to see them. They give each film a certificate, showing which films can be shown to anyone (U), which can be seen by children if an adult goes with them (PG), and which films can only be seen by people over a particular age (12, 15, and 18). There is a similar organization in the US called the Motion Picture association of America
British Broadcasting Corporation: the BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation: government-owned corporation that broadcasts radio and television programs throughout Great Britain, BBC
British Cameroons: A former British mandate (1922-1946) and trust territory (1946-1961) of western Africa, divided in 1961 between Nigeria and Cameroon
British Columbia: A province of western Canada bordering on the Pacific Ocean. It joined the confederation in 1871. The coastal area was first explored by Capt. James Cook in 1778. Victoria Island was a separate colony from 1849 until 1866, when it was combined with the mainland territory. Victoria is the capital and Vancouver the largest city. Population: 2,744,467. BC a province in western Canada, bordering on the Pacific Ocean. Province (pop., 2001: 3,907,738), western Canada. It is bounded by Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Alberta, the Pacific Ocean, and the U.S. (including Alaska). The province has an area of 365,948 sq mi (947,800 sq km), and its capital is Victoria. The area was inhabited by indigenous peoples, including Coast Salish, Nootka, Kwakiutl, and Haida. It was visited in 1578 by Sir Francis Drake and in 1778 by Capt. James Cook, who was searching for the Northwest Passage. Capt. George Vancouver surveyed the coast (1792-94), and overland expeditions were made by several explorers, including Alexander Mackenzie, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and Simon Fraser. The British and Americans contended over Vancouver Island for years, until it was recognized as British and made a crown colony in 1849. The mainland became the Colony of British Columbia in 1858; with the colony of Vancouver, it joined Canada in 1871 as the province of British Columbia. The province now has a prosperous economy based on diverse sources, including logging, mining, agriculture, and shipping
British Columbia: province in the western part of Canada, B.C
British Commonwealth: group of states that got together in 1944
British Commonwealth: Commonwealth
British Commonwealth of Nations: former name of the Commonwealth of Nations (voluntary confederation of comprised of Great Britain and its dependencies)
British Council: British government advisory body
British Council: an organization that was set up in 1935 to represent the UK's interests abroad in areas such as education and the arts
British East Africa: The former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar. Territory under former British control, Africa. British penetration of the area began at Zanzibar in the late 19th century. In 1888 the British East Africa Co. established claims to territory in what is now Kenya. British protectorates were subsequently established over the sultanate of Zanzibar and the kingdom of Buganda (see Uganda). In 1919 Britain was awarded the former German territory of Tanganyika as a League of Nations mandate. All these territories achieved political independence in the 1960s
British East India Company: British shipping and export company that operated between 1600-1874 and monopolized the trade in Indian goods (known for corruption and its power over the government of British India)
British Empire: confederation of nations united under the British crown from the end of the Industrial Revolution to the middle of the 20th century
British Empire: The geographic and political units formerly under British control, including dominions, colonies, dependencies, trust territories, and protectorates. At the height of its power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the empire comprised about one quarter of the world's land area and population and encompassed territories on every continent, including the British Isles, British North America, British West Indies, British Guiana, British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, and New Zealand. the group of countries formerly connected with and controlled by Great Britain, which was at its largest at the time of the World War I, when it included 25 per cent of the world's area. Worldwide system of dependencies colonies, protectorates, and other territories that over a span of three centuries came under the British government. Territorial acquisition began in the early 17th century with a group of settlements in North America and West Indian, East Indian, and African trading posts founded by private individuals and trading companies. In the 18th century the British took Gibraltar, established colonies along the Atlantic seacoast, and began to add territory in India. With its victory in the French and Indian War (1763), it secured Canada and the eastern Mississippi Valley and gained supremacy in India. From the late 18th century it began to build power in Malaya and acquired the Cape of Good Hope, Ceylon (see Sri Lanka), and Malta. The English settled Australia in 1788, and subsequently New Zealand. Aden was secured in 1839, and Hong Kong in 1842. Britain went on to control the Suez Canal 1875-1956. In the 19th-century European partition of Africa, Britain acquired Nigeria, Egypt, the territories that would become British East Africa, and part of what would become the Union (later Republic) of South Africa. After World War I, Britain secured mandates to German East Africa, part of the Cameroons, part of Togo, German South-West Africa, Mesopotamia, Palestine, and part of the German Pacific islands. Prior to 1783, Britain claimed full authority over colonial legislatures; after the U.S. gained independence, Britain gradually evolved a system of self-government for some colonies, as set forth in Lord Durham's report of 1839. Dominion status was given to Canada (1867), Australia (1901), New Zealand (1907), the Union of South Africa (1910), and the Irish Free State (1921). Britain declared war on Germany in 1914 on behalf of the entire empire; after World War I the dominions signed the peace treaties themselves and joined the League of Nations as independent states. In 1931 the Statute of Westminster recognized them as independent countries "within the British empire," referring to the "British Commonwealth of Nations." At the time of its founding, the Commonwealth consisted of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Irish Free State (withdrew in 1949; see Ireland), Newfoundland (became a Canadian province in 1949), New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa (withdrew in 1961). After World War II, with "British" no longer officially used, the Commonwealth was joined by the following countries: India, Pakistan (1947; Pakistan withdrew in 1972, but rejoined in 1989); Ceylon (1948; now Sri Lanka); Ghana (1957); Nigeria (1960); Cypress, Sierra Leone (1961); Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Western Samoa (1962); Kenya, Malaysia (1963); Malawi, Malta, Tanzania, Zambia (1964); Gambia, Singapore (1965); Barbados, Botswana, Guyana, Lesotho (1966); Mauritius, Nauru (special status), Swaziland (1968); Tonga (1970); Bangladesh (1972); Bahamas (1973); Grenada (1974); Papua New Guinea (1975); Seychelles (1976); Solomon Islands, Tuvalu (special status), Dominica (1978); St. Lucia, Kiribati, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1979); Zimbabwe, Vanuatu (1980); Belize, Antigua and Barbuda (1981); Maldives (1982); St. Kitts-Nevis (1983); Brunei (1984); South Africa (rejoined 1994); Cameroon, Mozambique (1995). The last significant British colony, Hong Kong, was returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997
British English: English as spoken and written in England
British English: The English language used in England as distinguished from that used elsewhere
British Expeditionary Force: Home-based regular British army forces sent to northern France at the start of World Wars I and II to support the French armies. Britain wished to help France in case of a German attack, and the BEF was created in 1908 to ensure that British forces would be trained and ready to respond quickly. It consisted of six infantry divisions and one cavalry division. Five divisions sent to France at the outbreak of World War I sustained heavy losses and were succeeded by vast British armies. Divisions sent to France early in World War II (1939) returned to England when France fell the next year
British Expeditionary Forces: British armed forces sent to fight overseas (esp. during World War I), BEF
British Film Institute: the BFI
British High Commissioner in Palestine: British governor that was responsible for Palestine in the time of the mandate
British India: {i} part of India that was under direct British administration and rule from 1765 to 1947 (until India'ss independence in 1947)
British India: The part of the Indian subcontinent under direct British administration until India's independence in 1947
British Indian Ocean Territory: A British dependency comprising small islands in the western Indian Ocean. It was formed in 1965 by agreement with Mauritius and Seychelles
British Indian Ocean Territory: {i} archipelago in the Indian Ocean which is a British overseas territory
British Invasion: Musical movement. In the mid 1960s the popularity of a number of British rock-and-roll ("beat") groups spread rapidly to the U.S., beginning with the triumphant arrival of Liverpool's Beatles in New York in 1964 and continuing with the Rolling Stones, the Animals, and others. Building on 1950s U.S. models, these groups incorporated such local musical traditions as skiffle (acoustic drummerless ensembles), dancehall, and Celtic folk
British Isles: A group of islands off the northwest coast of Europe comprising Great Britain, Ireland, and adjacent smaller islands. the group of islands that includes Great Britain, Ireland, and the smaller islands around them
British Legion: a British organization which helps people who have been in the armed forces and their families. The British Legion collects money by selling poppies for Remembrance Day
British Library: the national library of the UK, with centres in London and in Yorkshire, which receives a copy of every book produced in the UK. National library of Great Britain, formed by the British Library Act (1972) and organized July 1, 1973. It consists of the former British Museum library, the National Central Library, the National Lending Library for Science and Technology, and the British National Bibliography. The British Museum library, founded in 1753 based on earlier collections and later increased by the addition of royal libraries, had the right to a free copy of all books published in the United Kingdom. Its collection included a rich series of charters (including those of the Anglo-Saxon kings), codices, psalters, and other papers ranging from the 3rd century BC to modern times. The present-day British Library receives a copy of every publication produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland
British Lions: the Rugby Union team, chosen from players from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland to play in international matches
British Museum: the British Museum a famous building in London which contains a large and important collection of ancient art, writings, coins, drawings etc. Britain's national museum of archaeology and antiquities, established in London in 1753 when the government purchased three large private collections consisting of books, manuscripts, prints, drawings, paintings, medals, coins, seals, cameos, and natural curiosities. In 1881 the natural-history collections were transferred to another building to form the Natural History Museum, and in 1973 the library collections were consolidated to form the British Library. Among the museum's most famous holdings are the Elgin Marbles, the Rosetta Stone, the Portland Vase, and Chinese ceramics. In 1808 the department of prints and drawings opened with over 2,000 drawings. It is now one of the world's largest and most comprehensive collections
British North America: The former British possessions in North America north of the United States. The term was once used to designate Canada
British North America Act: (1867) Act of the British Parliament by which three British colonies Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Canada were united as "one Dominion under the name of Canada. " The act also divided the province of Canada into the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. It served as Canada's "constitution" until 1982, when it became the basis of the Canada Act
British Nuclear Fuels: {i} BNFL, international company under the ownership of the British government that provides nuclear power-related services in Europe and Asia and North America (it manufactures and conveys fuel, operates reactors, generates and sells electricity)
British Open: the most important British golf competition, which is held every year in different parts of the UK
British Open: {i} two annual major golf tournaments
British Rail: {i} railroad authority that operates passenger trains in Great Britain, BR
British Rail: the national railway system of the UK, which used to be owned by the government
British Royal Air Force: military air force of Britain
British Solomon Islands: A former British protectorate in the Solomon and Santa Cruz islands of the southwest Pacific Ocean
British Somaliland: A former British protectorate of eastern Africa in present-day northwest Somalia on the Gulf of Aden. It was combined with Italian Somaliland in 1960 to form Somalia. Former British protectorate, southern shore of the Gulf of Aden, eastern Africa. It occupied 67,936 sq mi (175,954 sq km). In the Middle Ages it was a powerful Arab sultanate; it was broken up in the 17th century. Its coast came under British influence in the early 19th century, but formal control was not acquired until it was taken from Egypt in 1884. It fell under Italian control in World War II. In 1960 it was united with the former Italian Somaliland to form Somalia. See also Somaliland
British Summer Time: British Summer Time is a period in the spring and summer during which the clocks are put forward, so that people can have an extra hour of daylight in the evening. When we put the clocks forward in March we go into British Summer Time. BST the time one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time that is used in Britain from late March to late October daylight saving time
British Telecom: British communications company
British Telecom: BT the largest company providing telephone services in the UK
British Togoland: A former British protectorate of western Africa. It became part of Ghana in 1957
British United Press: {i} British information agency, BUP
British Virgin Islands: A British colony in the eastern Caribbean east of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Road Town, on Tortola Island, is the capital. Population: 12,034. v. Dependent territory (pop., 2002 est.: 21,272) of the United Kingdom, eastern Caribbean Sea. Part of the island chain of the Virgin Islands, which are divided between the U.K. and the U.S., it consists of four larger islands (Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke) and many smaller uninhabited islands. The chief town and port is Road Town on Tortola. The majority of British Virgin Islanders are black or of mixed ancestry, the descendants of African slaves. English is the chief language and Protestantism is the chief religion. The islands are generally hilly, and many have lagoons with coral reefs and barrier beaches. Tourism is the mainstay of the economy. For the early history, see Virgin Islands of the U.S. The islands were a haunt for pirates, and Tortola was held by Dutch buccaneers until it was taken by English planters in 1666; it was annexed by the British-administered Leeward Islands in 1672. The British sugar plantations declined after slavery was abolished in the 19th century. The islands were part of the Colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872 until 1956, when the British Virgin Islands became a separate colony
British Virgin Islands: {i} group of islands in the West Indies that are under the political administration of Britain
British West Africa: The former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Togoland, and Cameroons
British West Indies: The islands of the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, Grenada, Antigua, St. Lucia, and the Bahamas
British citizen: {i} citizen of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)
British humor: sense of humor characteristic of the English
British mandate: authorization received by Britain to govern the land now known as Israel (1922-1948)
British mandate on Palestine: power of attorney that Great Britain received to rule over the lands now known as Israel (1922-1948)
British public: general population of Great Britain, people of Great Britain
British warm: {i} double breasted coat of an army officer
British-American Tobacco Company Ltd: formerly British-American Tobacco Company Ltd. (1902-76) and B.A.T Industries PLC (1976-98) British conglomerate that is one of the world's largest manufacturers of tobacco products. The company's international headquarters are in London, while its chief American subsidiary, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, is headquartered in Louisville, Ky. Its acquisitions have included the American Tobacco Company (1994), which represents such cigarette brands as Pall Mall and Lucky Strike; Rothmans International (1999), known for its Dunhill and Rothmans brands; and Canada's largest cigarette company, Imperial Tobacco (2000)
British-American Tobacco Company Ltd. 1902-76: formerly British-American Tobacco Company Ltd. (1902-76) and B.A.T Industries PLC (1976-98) British conglomerate that is one of the world's largest manufacturers of tobacco products. The company's international headquarters are in London, while its chief American subsidiary, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, is headquartered in Louisville, Ky. Its acquisitions have included the American Tobacco Company (1994), which represents such cigarette brands as Pall Mall and Lucky Strike; Rothmans International (1999), known for its Dunhill and Rothmans brands; and Canada's largest cigarette company, Imperial Tobacco (2000)
Confederation of British Industry: the full name of the CBI
Royal British Legion: British Legion, the
University of British Columbia: Canadian public university in Vancouver. It is one of the largest universities in Canada and the oldest in the province (founded 1908). It comprises faculties of agricultural sciences, applied science, arts, commerce and business administration, dentistry, education, forestry, graduate studies, law, medicine, pharmacy, theology, and science. Plant research is conducted at the UBC Botanical Garden, which is open to the public. The university has extensive study-abroad and continuing-education programs
british: Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants
british: Spade Heart Diamond Club Trump
british: of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British"
british: the people of Great Britain
british: People of Great Britain
british: adj Inggeris
british: In prehistoric and later archaeology, the (Celtic-speaking) inhabitants of Britain in contrast to the (Germanic-speaking) Anglo-Saxons or English
british: the people of Great Britain of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British
british: Adjective referring to Britain, or its inhabitants or citizens Taken to mean 'of the United Kingdom', rather than 'of Great Britain'
british cabinet: the senior ministers of the British government
british capacity unit: a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
british columbia: This license allows any individual or company to transport from any inter-provincial or international boundary delivered to any point in British Columbia : or VICE VERSA
british columbia: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Geological Survey Branch Chief Geologist's Office 553 Superior Street Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 (250) 387-0687
british columbia: a province in western Canada
british commonwealth: an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and its dependencies and many former British colonies that are now sovereign states but owe allegiance to the British Crown
british crown: the symbol of the power of the British monarchy; "members of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British Crown
british empire: formerly the United Kingdom and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; "the sun never sets on the British Empire
british empiricism: the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century
british imperial system: a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
british isles: Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
british monetary unit: monetary unit in Great Britain
british parliament: the British legislative body
british pound: the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
british shilling: a former monetary unit in Great Britain
british thermal unit: The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water (about one pint) by one degree Fahrenheit
british thermal unit: The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit; equal to 252 calories
british thermal unit: The amount of heat required to produce a temperature change of one degree Fahrenheit in one pound of water
british thermal unit: A measure of the energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit
british thermal unit: (Btu) A unit of heat energy equal to the heat needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water from 60Ã¸F to 61Ã¸F at one atmosphere pressure
british thermal unit: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251 997 calories
british thermal unit: The quantity of heat required to increase the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit (The Recycler's Lexicon: A Glossary of Contemporary Terms and Acronyms, Resource Recycling Inc , 1995)
british thermal unit: the quantity of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1 oF
british thermal unit: Measurement unit for heat It is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree from 62 to 63 degrees Fahrenheit One Btu is equal to 252 calories and to 1055 joules
british thermal unit: The amount of energy necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit
british thermal unit: the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit at the maximum density of water
british thermal unit: BTU A measure of heat energy One BTU is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit
british thermal unit: The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit Compare with calorie
british thermal unit: Unit of heat energy equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit at sea level
british thermal unit: The quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1°F at or near 39 2°F
british thermal unit: The standard unit for measuring quantity of heat energy It is the amount of heat energy necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit
british thermal unit: energy required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit
british thermal unit: A British thermal unit The amount of heat required to change the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at sea level
british thermal unit: The most basic energy measurement unit of all fuels, defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit
british thermal unit: (BTU) A standard unit for measuring the quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit at or near 39 2 degrees Fahrenheit
british thermal unit: (BTU)-a unit of heat used to describe the capacity of boilers and furnaces One BTU equals the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Farenheit at sea level
british thermal unit: A unit for measuring heat energy equivalent to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit
british thermal unit: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251
british thermal unit: (BTU) (heat) (meas) The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree FAHRENHEIT under stated conditions of temperature and pressure (e g sea level) In the Imperial system of measurements (as compared to the International System, SI, of measurements) it is the standard unit for measuring quantity of HEAT ENERGY One Btu is about equal to the heat released from burning one kitchen match It is also equal to 1,055 joules, the SI unit of measurement Generally abbreviated as Btu F - British thermal unit S - unidad termica britanica
british thermal unit: 997 calories
british thermal unit: One British thermal unit, or Btu, is roughly equivalent to burning one kitchen match The standard of measurement used for measuring the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree (Fahrenheit) That may not sound like much, but a typical home consumes about 100 million Btus per year Approximately one-half for the total is used for space heating
british thermal unit: A unit of heat or cooling That required to change the temperature of a pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit
british thermal unit: The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere
british virgin islands: more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
the British Museum: national museum in London which contains the world's largest collection of antiques