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• British Academy, the
  1. 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 Board of Film Classification, the
  1. 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 (noun)
  1. the BBC
• British Cabinet (noun)
  1. the senior ministers of the British government
• British Columbia
  1. a PROVINCE in western Canada, bordering on the Pacific Ocean
• British Commonwealth
• British Council, the
  1. an organization that was set up in 1935 to represent the UK's interests abroad in areas such as education and the arts
• British Crown (noun)
  1. the symbol of the power of the British monarchy
• British East Africa (noun)
  1. the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar
• British Empire (noun)
  1. a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
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