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Briton

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Brit·on  (brtn)
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 Brittons, Britons, of Celtic origin.]

Briton
Noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Britain
2. History any of the early Celtic inhabitants of S Britain [of Celtic origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Briton - a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
Great Britain, GB - an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
English person - a native or inhabitant of England
patrial - a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)
2.Briton - an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions
Celt, Kelt - a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
Adj.1.Briton - characteristic of or associated with the Britons; "the Briton inhabitants of England"

Briton
noun Brit., (informal) limey U.S., Canad. (slang) Britisher, pommy or pom Austral., N.Z. (slang) Anglo-Saxon
Translations
Spanish Briton [ˈbrɪtən] nbritánico/a
French Briton [ˈbrɪtən] nBritannique m/f
German Briton [ˈbrɪtən] nBrite m, Britin f
Italian Briton [ˈbrɪtən] nbritannico/a

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On these occasions might be seen the change since the unceremonious times of the old French traders; now the aristocratic character of the Briton shone forth magnificently, or rather the feudal spirit of the Highlander.
Your friend is the model young Briton of the present time.
The places to which you, as a smug Briton, may or may not take a lady
 
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