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BRITON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Briton" is a kind of...):

Celt; Kelt (a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Great Britain

Synonyms:

Brit; Britisher; Briton

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Briton" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Briton"):

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))

Holonyms ("Briton" is a member of...):

GB; Great Britain (an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales)

Derivation:

Briton (characteristic of or associated with the Britons)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characteristic of or associated with the Britons

Example:

the Briton inhabitants of England

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Briton (an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions)

Derivation:

Briton (a native or inhabitant of Great Britain)

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