Definition
A word, phrase, or spelling typical of British English, especially one that differs from American English usage.
Etymology
From British + -ism (a suffix meaning a characteristic or practice). Emerged in the 19th century as English variants became more standardized and regional differences were catalogued.
Kelly Says
Briticism is the flip side of Americanism—linguists use these terms to track how the same language diverged after the American Revolution, creating predictable patterns like colour/color and lift/elevator that reveal cultural and historical separation.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብሪታንያዊነት
bri-ta-ni-ya-wi-net
ARالعربية
بريتانيشية
bri-ta-ni-shi-ya
BNবাংলা
ব্রিটিশ
bri-ti-sh
CACatalà
britanisme
bri-ta-ni-sme
CSČeština
britský
bri-t-sky
DADansk
briticism
bri-ti-sizm
DEDeutsch
Britismus
bri-ti-smoos
ELΕλληνικά
βρετανισμός
bre-ta-nis-mos
ESEspañol
briticismo
bri-ti-si-smo
FAفارسی
بریتانیسم
bri-ta-ni-s-m
FISuomi
britanismia
bri-ta-ni-smi-a
FRFrançais
britanisme
bri-ta-ni-sme
HAHA
britanism
bri-ta-nizm
HEעברית
בריטיות
bri-ti-it
HIहिन्दी
ब्रिटिशीकरण
bri-ti-shi-karan
HUMagyar
britanizmus
bri-ta-ni-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
britanisme
bri-ta-ni-sme
IGIG
britanism
bri-ta-nizm
ITItaliano
britanismo
bri-ta-ni-smo
JA日本語
イギリス的主義
igiri-shi-teki-shugi
KMKM
ប្រទេសប្រីតង
prat-des-bri-tan-ong
KO한국어
영국주의
yeong-guk-ju-ui
MSBahasa Melayu
britanisme
bri-ta-ni-sme
MYမြန်မာ
ဗြိ退inness
bri-tai-nes
NLNederlands
Britanisme
bri-ta-ni-sme
NONorsk
briticism
bri-ti-sizm
PLPolski
brytycyzm
bry-ti-t-sizm
PTPortuguês
britanismo
bri-ta-ni-smo
RORomână
britanism
bri-ta-nizm
RUРусский
бритицизм
bri-ti-tsiz-m
SVSvenska
britanism
bri-ta-nizm
SWKiswahili
britanism
bri-ta-nizm
TAதமிழ்
பிரிட்டானிய
pri-tta-ni-ya
TEతెలుగు
బ్రిటీషి
bri-ti-shi
THไทย
อังกฤษนิยม
ang-krit-ni-yom
TLTL
britanismo
bri-ta-ni-smo
TRTürkçe
Britanizmi
bri-ta-niz-mi
UKУкраїнська
бритицизм
bri-ti-tsiz-m
URاردو
برطانوی
bur-taan-vi
VITiếng Việt
brittani-sơ-m
bri-ta-ni-so-m
YOYO
britanism
bri-ta-nizm
ZH中文
英国主义
ying-guo-zhu-yi
ZUZU
britanism
bri-ta-nizm