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briton
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun briton has 2 senses
- briton(n = noun.person) brit, britisher - a native or inhabitant of Great Britain; Array is a member of gb, great britain
- briton(n = noun.person) Array - an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions; Array is a kind of celt, kelt
is a kind of european
has particulars: english person, patrial
Derived form adjective briton1
Adjective briton has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
briton, n.
1 one of the people of S. Britain before the Roman conquest.
2 a native or inhabitant of Great Britain or (formerly) of the British Empire.
1 one of the people of S. Britain before the Roman conquest.
2 a native or inhabitant of Great Britain or (formerly) of the British Empire.
Etymology
ME & OF Breton f. L Britto -onis f. OCelt.
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