British English | |
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British English | |
Native to | United Kingdom |
Ethnicity | British people |
Early forms | |
Standard forms |
Standard Scottish English
Standard Hiberno-English
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Latin (English alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
IETF | en-GB[1][2] |
British English or UK English is the dialect of the English language spoken in the United Kingdom. It is different in some ways from other types of English, such as American English. British English is widely spoken throughout most countries that were historically part of the British Empire.