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Definition of Briton noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Briton

noun
 
/ˈbrɪtn/
 
/ˈbrɪtn/
(formal)
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  1. a person from Britain
    • the ancient Britons
    • the first Briton to walk in space
    More About the Britishthe British
    • There is no singular noun which is commonly used to refer to a person from Britain. Instead the adjective British is used:
      • She’s British.
      • The British have a very odd sense of humour.
      The adjective English refers only to people from England, not the rest of the United Kingdom.
    • The noun Briton is used mainly in newspapers:
      • The survivors of the avalanche included 12 Britons.
      It also describes the early inhabitants of Britain:
      • the ancient Britons.
      Brit is informal. Britisher is now very old-fashioned.
    Word Originfrom Old French Breton, from Latin Britto, Britton-, or its Celtic equivalent.
See Briton in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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