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Briton Common

Briton has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a native or inhabitant of Great Britain

2

an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions

3

An inhabitant of Great Britain

Adjective
1

characteristic of or associated with the Britons

"the Briton inhabitants of England"

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
European Celt
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
English person patrial

Origin

The word comes from the Old French term Breton, which was borrowed from the Latin Brittō. It originally referred to a person from Britain or Cornwall.

Rhyming Words
ton eton ston niton piton anton riton luton jeton myton eaton seton axton upton eston orton auton moton baton acton
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