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

Etymology

Origin of Briton

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

Example Sentences

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Briton Britons

A long-awaited fight between Joshua and fellow Briton Tyson Fury is expected to take place later in the year - if both men win their respective encounters.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

A win will set up the long-awaited showdown with fellow Briton Anthony Joshua, should the Watford-born fighter win his warm-up fight against Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia a day later.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

And the Briton, who is originally from Stevenage and worked at his hometown club when they were still in non-league, has a track history to prove it.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians died following what media reports said was a night out on the town in Vang Vieng in November that year.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 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

Burnham, 56, announced three feel-good measures designed to offer Britons and businesses some early modest help with high living costs, which he has made the focus of his nascent administration.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Five of the 57 injured are foreign nationals: two Britons, an Australian, an American and a German who was gored in his left arm.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

At least 13 people, including five believed by Spanish authorities to be Britons, were killed by the wildfire in Spain's Almeria province, one of the country's deadliest ever.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Not all of those killed in the wildfire have yet been identified, but Spanish authorities have said that three Britons and one national each from France, Belgium and Spain were among the victims.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

In the 1730s, in some part because of John Gay’s anti-opera, Handel’s golden touch with Italian opera seemed to desert him; semi-bankrupt, he abandoned opera in 1741, along with most of his fellow Britons.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall