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Brit⋅on

[brit-n]
–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 Brittōnēs Britons
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Brit·on   (brĭt'n)   
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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