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Briton (brit′'n)

noun

  1. a member of an early Celtic people living in S Britain at the time of the Roman invasion
  2. a person born or living in Great Britain, esp. in England

Etymology: ME < OFr Breton < L Brito, Britto; of Celt orig.: see British

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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