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British America

British America proper noun: the colonial territories of the English Empire, and the successor British Empire, in the Americas from 1607 to 1783.

Proper noun

British America

  1. (historical) The colonial territories of the English Empire, and the successor British Empire, in the Americas from 1607 to 1783.

Questions about British America

What does British America mean?
British America means the colonial territories of the English Empire, and the successor British Empire, in the Americas from 1607 to 1783.
What part of speech is British America?
British America is a proper noun.

Words near British America in the dictionary

  1. Britified
  2. Britifies
  3. Britify
  4. Britifying
  5. British
  6. British America
  7. British and Irish Isles
  8. British Antarctic Territory
  9. British Asian
  10. British baseball
  11. British Blue

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