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Briton
- /ˈbɹɪt.ən/
Sounds like Britain · Rhymes with -ɪtən
Where it comes from
From Old French Breton, from Latin Brittō. Doublet of Breton and Brython.
noun Britons
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An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.
At last the Saxons had killed nearly all the Britons, and the few who remained took refuge in the mountains, in that part of the country which we now call Wales, and in Cornwall.
Similar: the British, Brit, Britisher, limey, pom, pommy, Englishman, ancient Briton, Welshman
- A citizen of the United Kingdom or (historical, obsolete) its overseas empire. ...when these hateful termes of Scottes and Englishemen, shalbe abolisshed, and blotted oute for euer, and we shal al agre in the onely title and name of Britons...
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noun ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales
| Español | britano |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Britannier |
| Italiano | Britanni |
| Română | britonici |
| Русский | бритт britt |
noun citizen of Great Britain
| Español | británico, británica, reinounidense |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 영국인 yeonggugin, 영국 사람 yeongguk saram |
| 日本語 | イギリス人 igirisujin |
| 中文 | 英國人 /英国人 Yīngguórén |
| Português | britânico, britânica |
| Français | Britannique, Grand-Breton, Grande-Bretonne |
| Deutsch | Brite, Britin |
| Ελληνικά | Βρετανός Vretanós, Βρετανή Vretaní, Βρετανίδα Vretanída |
| Română | britanic, britanică |
| Русский | брита́нец británec, брита́нка británka |
| Tiếng Việt | người Anh |
| العربية | بَرِيطَانِيّ barīṭāniyy, بَرِيطَانِيَّة barīṭāniyya, بِرِيطَانِيّ birīṭāniyy, بِرِيطَانِيَّة birīṭāniyya |
| עברית | בְּרִיטִי briti, בריטית britít |
Talk about this word "Briton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/briton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Briton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/briton "Briton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/briton.Cite this
@misc{briton_2026,
title = {Briton},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/briton},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
