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the people who live in a nation or country
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02958017-a:
of Britain
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03022177-a:
of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture
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08860123-n:
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
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the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces
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battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British
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a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775
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the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal
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01294127-n:
a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated
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in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution
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a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
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socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
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a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990
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the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns
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the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British
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capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
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the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
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any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution
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a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force
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10786992-n:
(offensive British slang) term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia
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10814776-n:
a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)
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10823529-n:
United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)
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Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)
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American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)
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a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
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11065718-n:
United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)
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7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
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soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)
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United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)
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famous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769)
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