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Black British

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Noun

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Black British (countable and uncountable, plural Black British)

  1. (uncountable) A variety of English language spoken by or associated with Black people in Britain.
    Synonyms: Black British English, British Black English
    • 1991, Maggie Humm, Border Traffic: Strategies of Contemporary Women Writers, page 59:
      Bloom’s Black British dialect is a technical and rhythmic innovation. It is a self conscious attempt to subvert the traditional language of poetry and insist on a merciless difference.
    • 2007, Viv Edwards, Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World : Pedigree of Nations, page 126:
      By the time that awareness had been raised in educational circles, the ability to code-switch between the local British dialect and Black British English was widespread; the distinctively Black British variety which was emerging among second-generation children was essentially a marker of identity.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of black British, a social and cultural group consisting of Black Britons.

Adjective

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Black British (not comparable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of black British.

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