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Briton
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noun Etymology: Middle English Breton, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin Britton-, Britto, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh Brython Date: 13th century 1. a member of one of the peoples inhabiting Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions 2. a native or subject of Great Britain; especially Englishman
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n. 1 one of the people of S. Britain before the Roman conquest. 2 a native or inhabitant of Great Britain or (formerly) of the British Empire. Etymology: ME & OF Breton f. L Britto -onis f. OCelt. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(Britons) A Briton is a British citizen, or a person of British origin. (FORMAL) The role is played by seventeen-year-old Briton Jane March. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- Anglo-Fr. Bretun, from L. Brittonem (nom. Britto, misspelled Brito in MSS), 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. In historical use only 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. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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