Briton

American  

[brit-n] / ˈbrɪt n /

noun

• Britons
  plural

1. a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.

2. one of the Celtic people formerly occupying the southern part of the island of Britain.

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Briton British  

/ ˈbrɪtən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Britain

2. a citizen of the United Kingdom

3. history any of the early Celtic inhabitants of S Britain who were largely dispossessed by the Anglo-Saxon invaders after the 5th century _ad

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Britons
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Briton

1250–1300; < Medieval Latin Britōn- (stem of Britō ); replacing Middle English Breton < Old French < Late Latin Brittōnēs Britons

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Example Sentences

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The Briton said F1 had "never had anyone like me in the 70 years" of the sport and he felt like he was "built differently".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Hamilton's fourth place means both he and fellow Briton Russell just about retain a mathematical chance of winning the championship.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

South African Schoeman, then 25, was vying for the lead with Jonny Brownlee on the final run leg and overtook the dehydrated and exhausted Briton with 700m to go in Cozumel, Mexico.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The pain caused by a stress fracture in her back eventually subsided, but the 24-year-old Briton still had a long road to full recovery, which needed to be navigated with patience and hard work.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

It was suggested in 1948 by two refugees from Nazi-occupied Austria, Hermann Bondi and Thomas Gold, together with a Briton, Fred Hoyle, who had worked with them on the development of radar during the war.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

There he became a two-time undisputed champion, beating Britons Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois twice each to stretch his undefeated record to 25 fights.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Sources told the paper that the chancellor has set aside £5.5bn in order to support a 3.5% increase to the benefits that are paid to approximately 10 million Britons.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Many Britons were shocked by the scale of the witch hunts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Now, most Britons don’t mind owning a proudly Chinese brand such as Jaecoo after years of purchasing Chinese electronics, said Luscombe, from the Leeds dealership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The majority of Britons and other Europeans then depended on a few wealthy people for employment and survival.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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