British influence
Empire's lingering effects
The effect of British culture, institutions, and power on other regions, particularly former colonies.
British influence shaped legal systems, languages, education, and governance across much of the world: You can see British influence in India's parliamentary structure.
The phrase often appears in discussions of colonialism's lasting effects or the global spread of English.
- English languageGermanic tongue with Latin borrowings
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- colonial legacyEnduring impact of occupation
- common lawJurisprudence from judicial decisions
cricket · Victorian literature · East India Company · BBC · tea culture · high tea · constitutional monarchy · empire · imperialism · Rule Britannia · financial institutions · Industrial Revolution · parliamentary democracy · global capitalism · royal family · stiff upper lip · mercantilism · Magna Carta
- Caribbean historyJamaica, Haiti, Barbados, Cuba, Trinidad
- English literature abroadChinua Achebe, Salman Rushdie
- Madagascarlemurs, baobab, baobabs, ring-tailed lemur, vanilla
- ArgentinaBuenos Aires, tango, Messi, Patagonia, mate
- South AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
- Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire, sultans, grand vizier, Constantinople, Suleiman
British influenceAmerican influence
U.S. impact abroad
indigenous sovereignty · self-determination · French influence · Russian influence · Chinese influence
British influencedecolonization
Ending imperial control
independence · self-determination · liberation · anti-imperialism · national sovereignty
British influencecolonial resistance
Opposition to occupying powers
anti-colonial movement · independence movement · national liberation · indigenous resistance · anti-imperialism