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Briton

DEFINITIONS OF: Briton

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n a native or inhabitant of Great Britain

Synonyms:
Brit, Britisher
Types:
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English person
a native or inhabitant of England
patrial
a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)
Englishman
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
Englishwoman
a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England
Anglo-Saxon
a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
Anglo-Saxon
a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'
Anglo-Indian
a person of English citizenship born or living in India
pom, pommy
a disparaging term for a British person
Cantabrigian
a resident of Cambridge
Lancastrian
a resident of Lancaster
Lancastrian
a member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster
Geordie
a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Hanoverian
a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover
Liverpudlian, Scouser
a native or resident of Liverpool
Londoner
a native or resident of London
Mancunian
a native or resident of Manchester
Oxonian
a native or resident of Oxford
Brummie, Brummy
a native or resident of Birmingham, England
Mackem
a native of Sunderland
Sassenach
the Scots' term for an English person
Tyke
a native of Yorkshire
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European
a native or inhabitant of Europe

n an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions

Type of:
Celt, Kelt
a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times

adj characteristic of or associated with the Britons

“the Briton inhabitants of England”
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