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# briton

noun (a Briton, Britons)

«briton» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) A person from Britain; a British citizen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briton/#m1)
2. (history) One of the Ancient Britons, the Celtic people who lived in Britain before and during the time of the Romans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briton/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons the Ancient Britons fought the Romans, lived in roundhouses and hill forts; their famous queen was Boudicca. In news it is a formal word: "a Briton has won the race". Phrases: Ancient Britons, a young Briton.

### Examples

- The Ancient Britons lived in roundhouses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briton/#x1)
- Boudicca led the Britons against the Romans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briton/#x2)
- (formal) Three Britons were rescued from the mountain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briton/#x3)
- A Briton won the tennis final. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briton/#x4)
- The Romans called the people of Britain "Britanni", the Britons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briton/#x5)
- Many Britons now live abroad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briton/#x6)

### Note

Write it with a capital B. Formal; informal is Brit; adjective is British. Not the same as Breton (a person from Brittany in France).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «briton» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/briton/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«briton» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/briton.html) on Mova free.