Briton en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɹɪt.ən/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin Brittōder. Old French Bretonder. English Briton From Old French Breton, from Latin Brittō. Doublet of Breton and Brython.
Meanings
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An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.
He writhed for twenty minutes under the flowery and eulogistic periods of the president, and rose himself in the state of confused indignation which the Briton feels when he is publicly approved.
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:At last the Saxons had killed nearly all the Britons, and the few who remained took refuge in the mountains, in that part of the country which we now call Wales, and in Cornwall.
1905, Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, Our Island Story, page 59:The ancient Britons were particularly fond of Anglesey, which the Romans knew as Mona.
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A citizen of the United Kingdom or (historical, obsolete) its overseas empire.
The victims included 3 Canadians, 2 Irishmen, and 1 Briton.
Rule, Britannia! Britannia rules the waves: Britons never, never, never will be slaves.
1740, “Rule, Britannia!”, James Thomson (lyrics), Thomas Arne (music):...when these hateful termes of Scottes and Englishemen, shalbe abolisshed, and blotted oute for euer, and we shal al agre in the onely title and name of Britons...
1547, James Harrison, An Exhortacion to the Scottes..., G v b:I glory in the name of Briton.
1760, King George III, quoted in George Rose's 1860 Diaries and Correspondence..., Vol. II, p. 189The hiker was a Briton from New Zealand.
Many of the rank and file had no better conception of the proud and sensitive Maori than was implied in the degrading 'nigger' theory, invariably applied by the unthinking Briton to all coloured races.
1902, George Stoddart Whitmore, The Last Maori War in New Zealand..., page vi:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
West Briton · Cambro-Briton · Indo-Briton · North Briton · South Briton · Britoness · Briton Ferry · Brittonic
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Yorkshirewoman · Scotchwoman · moonraker · Welshwoman · Highlander · Lowlander · Southron · Cornishman · Glaswegian · Janner · Sotonian · Cornishwoman · Britoness · Loiner · Mancunian · Ulsterman · Smoggy · monkey hanger · Leodensian · Manc · Welshman · Mackem · Bristolian · highlander · Scot · Britishman · Jimmy · sassenach · Taffy · jock · Ulsterwoman · Merseysider · Liverpudlian · Irishwoman · Scotsman · Sows · lowlander · Yorkshireman · Brummie · Scotchman · Englishman · yam yam · Scotswoman · Jock · Geordie · Hartlepudlian · Irishman · Wirralian · Tyke · Cockney · Englishwoman · Sand Dancer · sweaty sock · Walian · Weegie · Teessider · Scouser
Relateds
Synonyms
rosbif · the British (native of Great Britain, subject of the UK) · Britisher (native of Great Britain, subject of the UK) · Englishman (native of Great Britain, subject of the UK) · Briton · limey (native of Great Britain, subject of the UK) · ancient Briton (Celts of ancient Britain) · pomey · pommy (native of Great Britain, subject of the UK) · Tommy · Welshman (native of Wales) · Brit (native of Great Britain, subject of the UK) · pom (native of Great Britain, subject of the UK)
Translations (100)
ro britanic (citizen of Great Britain) · lv briti (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · lv brits (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · uz ingliz (citizen of Great Britain) · ca britó (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · sv britt (citizen of Great Britain) · ar بَرِيطَانِيَّة (citizen of Great Britain) · cy Brython (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · el Βρετανίδα (citizen of Great Britain) · ru брита́нец (citizen of Great Britain) · tg британӣ (citizen of Great Britain) · sk Brit (citizen of Great Britain) · ang Bryttwalas (citizen of Great Britain) · nn brite (citizen of Great Britain) · fa بریتانیایی (citizen of Great Britain) · et britt (citizen of Great Britain) · ro britanică (citizen of Great Britain) · es britano (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · be брыта́нец (citizen of Great Britain) · es británica (citizen of Great Britain) · ko 영국인 (citizen of Great Britain) · af Brit (citizen of Great Britain) · ro britonici (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · bg брита́нче (citizen of Great Britain) · ru брита́нка (citizen of Great Britain) · el Βρετανός (citizen of Great Britain) · cy Prydeiniwr (citizen of Great Britain) · pt britânico (citizen of Great Britain) · id orang Inggris (citizen of Great Britain) · lv briti (citizen of Great Britain) · kk британиялық (citizen of Great Britain) · cs Brit (citizen of Great Britain) · mk Британка (citizen of Great Britain) · ast británica (citizen of Great Britain) · lt britė (citizen of Great Britain) · scn Britanni (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · bg брита́нка (citizen of Great Britain) · is Breti (citizen of Great Britain) · bg брита́нец (citizen of Great Britain) · de Brite (citizen of Great Britain) · uk брита́нка (citizen of Great Britain) · da brite (citizen of Great Britain) · sh Бритонац (citizen of Great Britain) · ru бритт (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · ar بِرِيطَانِيّ (citizen of Great Britain) · fi britti (citizen of Great Britain) · fi britti (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · sk Britka (citizen of Great Britain) · el Βρετανή (citizen of Great Britain) · lv brits (citizen of Great Britain) · mr ब्रिटन (citizen of Great Britain) · ang Bryttwealas (citizen of Great Britain) · ar بَرِيطَانِيّ (citizen of Great Britain) · mk Британец (citizen of Great Britain) · ca britona (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · mr ब्रिटन (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · la Britannus (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · ang Bryttas (citizen of Great Britain) · sh Británac (citizen of Great Britain) · it Britanni (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · be брыта́нка (citizen of Great Britain) · fr Britannique (citizen of Great Britain) · grc Βρεττανός (citizen of Great Britain) · ca britana (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · gl británico (citizen of Great Britain) · nl Brit (citizen of Great Britain) · ang Brytas (citizen of Great Britain) · es británico (citizen of Great Britain) · es reinounidense (citizen of Great Britain) · pt britânica (citizen of Great Britain) · fr Grande-Bretonne (citizen of Great Britain) · kk британдық (citizen of Great Britain) · fr Grand-Breton (citizen of Great Britain) · fi brittiläinen (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · nb brite (citizen of Great Britain) · lt britas (citizen of Great Britain) · de Britannier (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · sh Britonac (citizen of Great Britain) · sh Брита́нац (citizen of Great Britain) · grc Βρεττανός (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · ca brità (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · ar بِرِيطَانِيَّة (citizen of Great Britain) · ky британиялык (citizen of Great Britain) · ko 영국 사람 (citizen of Great Britain) · vi người Anh (citizen of Great Britain) · cmn 英國人 /英国人 (citizen of Great Britain) · ang Brett (ancient Celts in the area of modern England and Wales) · pl Brytyjczyk (citizen of Great Britain) · de Britin (citizen of Great Britain) · pl Brytyjka (citizen of Great Britain) · hy բրիտանացի (citizen of Great Britain) · he בְּרִיטִי (citizen of Great Britain) · uk брита́нець (citizen of Great Britain) · cs Britka (citizen of Great Britain) · fo breti (citizen of Great Britain) · ja イギリス人 (citizen of Great Britain) · ast británicu (citizen of Great Britain) · lv britiete (citizen of Great Britain) · he בריטית (citizen of Great Britain) · grc Βρεττανίς (citizen of Great Britain)