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Briton

Definitions

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
  2. an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions

adjective

  1. characteristic of or associated with the Britons

Examples

His sister Anaumed went over to Armorica in 490, and upon her arrival was married to Budic, king of the Armorican Britons.

A 35-year-old Briton languishing in a Bangkok jail under sentence of death for a crime he says he did not commit is planning to protest his innocence by refusing to plead for a royal pardon.

More From The Times Britons to skive off work for Murray semi.

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limey

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noun

  1. a man of English descent

Examples

You know you're back in London when you're on the phone and the person you're talking to says, without irony, ‘Oh, blimey.’

Blimey, that's Erik Satie, innit?

Some used lime juice which explains why English sailors are called Limeys.

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