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[ brit-n ] / ˈbrɪt n /
nouna native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England. one of the Celtic people formerly occupying the southern part of the island of Britain. Origin of Briton1250–1300; <Medieval Latin Britōn- (stem of Britō); replacing Middle English Breton<Old French <Late Latin Brittōnēs Britons WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH BritonBritain, Briton Words nearby BritonBritish West Africa, British West Indies, British White, Brit Lit, brit milah, Briton, Britpack, Britpop, britt, Brittany, brittany blue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for BritonOn board were 149 Indonesians, three South Koreans, one Singaporean, a Malaysian, and one Briton, the airline said. The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Abdullah Deghayes, an 18-year-old Briton whose uncle reportedly was a detainee at Guantanamo, died fighting in Syria on Monday. Teenage Girls Seduced by the Syrian Jihad?|Christopher Dickey|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST She was also a patriot, a Briton, and a wife, excelling at the arts that each of those categories demand of a person. How Margaret Thatcher Transformed British Politics|Tunku Varadarajan|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Just before storming the complex the militants ambushed nearby a bus carrying employees and killed a Briton and an Algerian. Inside the Algerian Hostage Standoff|Jamie Dettmer|January 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He then saw 7-year old Zainab al-Hilli [lying in the recovery position] yards from the car, where the Briton had placed her. Hiker Recounts Grisly Murder Scene in French Alps|The Telegraph|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST And he was set there with all the still rites of the ancient Church of the Briton, in the way which he had learned to love. A King's Comrade|Charles Whistler Every true–born Briton resents any remark that he does not quite understand, and some among the strangers grinned. On his own part he was obstinate Briton enough to rebel against and resent it. The Shuttle|Frances Hodgson Burnett Wherever you wander, my son, remember you are a Briton, and cease not to love your native land. Peter the Whaler|W.H.G. Kingston Once, indeed, when the man bent down to stroke Veevee, Briton stood guard over his little friend and growled. Crusoes of the Frozen North|Gordon Stables
British Dictionary definitions for Briton
nouna native or inhabitant of Britain a citizen of the United Kingdom history any of the early Celtic inhabitants of S Britain who were largely dispossessed by the Anglo-Saxon invaders after the 5th century ad Word Origin for BritonC13: from Old French Breton, from Latin Britto, of Celtic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |