Briton
Americannoun
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Britons
plural
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a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
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one of the Celtic people formerly occupying the southern part of the island of Britain.
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Britain
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a citizen of the United Kingdom
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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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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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Despite his theoretically more durable tyres, the Briton pitted on lap 18 to switch to the softs, while Leclerc waited until lap 24 to swap his softs for mediums.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Spain's Camprubi was able to continue in the race but Pidcock's fellow Briton Gloag stopped and required stitches on his knee.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Briton Norris said he believed governing body the FIA should take such incidents more seriously because of the impact it has on other drivers who are blameless, and the cost in terms of damaged parts.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
That put Verstappen on to Russell's tail for another restart but the Briton handled the situation coolly, accelerating early and catching the Dutchman somewhat unawares.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 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
She wants the government to scrap the 0.5% tax, external Britons pay when they purchase UK shares, pointing out there is no tax when they buy foreign stocks.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The men’s release left many Britons and Americans scratching their heads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Three white vans were discovered near the base on Sunday and the men -- all London-based Britons in their mid-20s -- were detained.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
A poll this summer by YouGov showed that 68% of Britons think that, after nearly four years on the throne, Charles is doing a good job as monarch, his best approval ratings to date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Our Royal Navy'd never ever ever leave Britons to drown like that.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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