General British

Used throughout Britain

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440 words found

Constable

/หˆkสŒnstษ™bl/
Noun
British police officer rank.
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Conkers

/หˆkษ’ล‹kษ™z/
Noun
See earlier entry.
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Comprehensive school

/หŒkษ’mprษชหŒhensษชv หˆskuหl/
Noun
British non-selective state secondary schools.
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Community service

/kษ™หŒmjuหnษ™ti หˆsษœหvษชs/
Noun
British sentencing alternative (unpaid work).
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Common law

/หŒkษ’mษ™n หˆlษ”ห/
Noun
British (and American) legal tradition based on precedent.
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Common

/หˆkษ’mษ™n/
Noun
British term for public land for community use.
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Coach trip

/หˆkษ™สŠtสƒ trษชp/
Noun
British organized bus excursion.
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Co-op

/หˆkษ™สŠ ษ’p/
Noun
British abbreviation for cooperative (store/organization).
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Club

/klสŒb/
Noun
While international, British club culture (gentlemen's clubs, working men's clubs, nightclubs) is distinct.
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Clocking off

/หŒklษ’kษชล‹ หˆษ’f/
Noun
British term for finishing work, recording departure.
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