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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Brit·on       [brit-n] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp. of England.
2.one of the Celtic people formerly occupying the southern part of the island of Britain.
[Origin: 1250–1300; < ML Britōn- (s. of Britō); r. ME Breton < OF < LL Brittōnés Britons]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Brit·on       (brĭt'n)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A native or inhabitant of Great Britain.
  2. One of a Celtic people inhabiting ancient Britain at the time of the Roman invasion.
  3. A member of a Brittonic-speaking people.


[Middle English Britoun, Celt, Briton, from Anglo-Norman Britun, from Latin Brittonēs, Britons, of Celtic origin.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Briton 
Anglo-Fr. Bretun, from L. Brittonem (nom. Britto, misspelled Brito in MSS) "a member of the tribe of the Britons," from *Britt-os, the Celtic name of the Celtic inhabitants of Britain and southern Scotland before the 5c. Anglo-Saxon invasion drove them into Wales, Cornwall, and a few other corners. Only in historical use after O.E. period; revived when James I was proclaimed King of Great Britain in 1604, and made official at the union of England and Scotland in 1707.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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briton

adjective
1. characteristic of or associated with the Britons; "the Briton inhabitants of England" 

noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Great Britain [syn: Britisher] 
2. an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Briton

Brit"on\, a. [AS. bryten Britain.] British. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- n. A native of Great Britain.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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