Nick Gammon's question got me wondering. What is the proper reference term for a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly called the United Kingdom, or simply the UK? The most common term I have heard is "Brit", referring to Great Britain. But like "American", th…

I've been using British but I know no better term to use. What if they're from Northern Ireland? I used to use GB for the country but since changed to UK, thanks to USPS. One of my colleagues great-great-(ish) grandfather even got his last name made up by USPS. It's all powerful.

Does that cover Wales & Scotland too?

My Chambers 20th Century Dictionary (yeah, it's getting old), defines Briton as: a native or citizen of Great Britain or of any of the associated states. I've seen the BBC website use it. Pete

My passport is from The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and says that I'm a British Citizen. So it seems that "British" is the official term, even for those from NI.

I always think of it as shown here.. [image]

That's absolutely correct Riva, but doesn't answer the question of what you call someone from the UKoGBaNI. I'm going with "British" simply because that's what my passport says I am. Hm, since the acronym for the "UK" is Ukogbani, how about Ukogbanian?

JimboZA: That's absolutely correct Riva, but doesn't answer the question of what you call someone from the UKoGBaNI. I'm going with "British" simply because that's what my passport says I am. My mistake, I was trying to answer Crossroads question. Should have quoted him to make it clearer. As t…

We call them lots of things, but that is probably not what you meant...

What do you call a citizen of the United Kingdom?

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CrossRoads January 1, 2014, 7:19pm 2

Don't know - but finding the right country at USPS for shipping there is always a challenge!

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What do you call a citizen of the United Kingdom?

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