Briton
Subject of Parliament
A Briton is a native or inhabitant of Great Britain—someone from England, Scotland, or Wales.
The term appears most often in news writing and formal contexts: Two Britons were among the victims.
Historically, the Britons were the Celtic peoples who inhabited Britain before the Anglo-Saxon invasions.
Largest British country
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- WalesCeltic British principality
- Northern IrelandUK territory sharing island
- LondonEngland's capital city
Edinburgh · Cardiff · Belfast · Thames · Loch Ness · Stonehenge · Hadrian's Wall · Cornwall
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- VikingMedieval Nordic raider
- Norman1066 England conqueror
Tudor · Victorian · Elizabethan · Medieval · Boudicca · Druids · Plantagenet · Stuart
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- subjectMatter under discussion
- compatriotFellow national
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
expatriate · emigrant · immigrant · allegiance · identity · diaspora · patriotism · nationalism
England
Largest British country
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- WalesCeltic British principality
- Northern IrelandUK territory sharing island
London · Edinburgh · Cardiff · Belfast · Thames · Loch Ness · Stonehenge · Hadrian's Wall · Cornwall · Yorkshire
Anglo-Saxon
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
Norman · Tudor · Victorian · Elizabethan · Medieval · Boudicca · Druids · Plantagenet · Stuart · Georgian
citizenship
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- subjectMatter under discussion
- compatriotFellow national
naturalization · expatriate · emigrant · immigrant · allegiance · identity · diaspora · patriotism · nationalism · census
resilient
Able to recover quickly
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
stalwart · reserved · pragmatic · endurance · fortitude · perseverance · hardy · unflappable · plucky · determined
- EuropeansAustrian, Belgian, Brit, Bulgarian, Czech
- English Speakersnative speaker, native speakers, Americans, American, Australians
BritonSaxon
Early Germanic Briton settler
Anglo-Saxon · Roman · Norman · Viking · Dane
BritonEuropean
From that continent
mainlander · Frenchman · continental · German · Belgian
- Great BritainLargest island, northwest Europe
- British IndiaCrown-ruled subcontinent territory
- British folkloreTraditional tales from Britain
- British accentUK speech pattern
- British ColumbiaCanada's western coastal province
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
British, Britain, Great Britain, Britons, British Columbia, Brittany, Britishness, British Empire, British Isles