Briton has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
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"
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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.