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BRITON [1 record]

Record 1 2017-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A native or long-term resident of the United Kingdom.

OBS

Briton: not to be confused with "British," which is used as an adjective in reference to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or its people. When used as a noun, it is plural and preceded by the article "the," and it refers to the people of Great Britain or the United Kingdom, e.g. the British. It is not used to refer to an individual native or inhabitant of Great Britain or the United Kingdom.

OBS

Plural forms: Britons; British.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Personne née au Royaume-Uni ou qui y habite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

Persona nativa o habitante del Reino Unido.

OBS

británico: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que "británico" engloba a los ingleses, los escoceses, los galeses y los norirlandeses.

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