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Briton
[ brit-n ]
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- one of the Celtic people formerly occupying the southern part of the island of Britain.
Briton
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Britain
- a citizen of the United Kingdom
- 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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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Briton1
1250–1300; < Medieval Latin ō- (stem of ō ); replacing Middle English Breton < Old French < Late Latin ٳōŧ Britons
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Briton1
C13: from Old French Breton , from Latin Britto , of Celtic origin
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He is the first Englishman to reach the final of the Madrid Open and the second Briton after Scotland's Andy Murray, who appeared in three finals and won two titles.
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But there has never been any doubt that Piastri's highs were at least as good as the Briton's.
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Will David, a Briton living in Lisbon, was having a haircut and beard trim in the basement of a barber when the power went down.
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A survey by the Lego Group in 2019 suggested a third of young Britons and Americans wanted to be vloggers.
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The trio of losses mean there are no Britons remaining at the WTA 1000 event.
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