West Briton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person from the western part of Britain, a Welsh or Cornish person, especially (historical) the western Britons who resisted the 5th-century Anglo-Saxon invasion.
  2. An Irish person considered to be excessively Anglophile, an Irish person who acts English or desires to be part of British society.

Pronunciation

/ˌwɛst ˈbrɪtn/

Word forms

West Briton West Britons West Brit

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