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Briton

 
Dictionary: Brit·on   (brĭt'n) pronunciation
n.
  1. A native or inhabitant of Great Britain.
  2. One of a Celtic people inhabiting ancient Britain at the time of the Roman invasion.
  3. A member of a Brittonic-speaking people.

[Middle English Britoun, Celt, Briton, from Anglo-Norman Britun, from Latin Brittonēs, Britons, of Celtic origin.]


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
  Synonyms: Britisher, Brit

Meaning #2: an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-saxon invasions


The adjective Briton has one meaning:

Meaning #1: characteristic of or associated with the Britons
  Pertains to noun: Briton (meaning #2)


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Briton can refer to:

Peoples
  • Britons (historical), ancient Celtic people from the island of Great Britain
  • British people, citizens of the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, or of one of the British overseas territories
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Other
  • Briton Ferry, a town in Wales
  • The Britons, an English antisemitic organization formed in 1919 that evolved into the Britons Publishing Society

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Translations: Briton
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brite

Nederlands (Dutch)
Brit

Français (French)
n. - Britannique, Anglais, (Hist) Breton (de la Grande=Bretagne)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Brite

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Βρετανός

Italiano (Italian)
britanno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bretão (m)

Русский (Russian)
британец, бритт

Español (Spanish)
n. - británico, britano

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - britt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不列顿人, 大不列颠人, 英国人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不列頓人, 大不列顛人, 英國人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 영국인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ブリトン人, 英国人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) من بريطانيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בריטי‬


 
 

 

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