Briton

The term Briton may have the following meanings:

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• In an historical context:
• # The indigenous inhabitants of the British Isles in pre-Roman times.
• # Their descendants in Roman Britain, and the period up to the Norman Conquest (see History of Britain), and the indigenous inhabitants of Scotland at this time (referring to Brythonic Celtic people, as opposed to Romans or Anglo-Saxons).
• In a modern context (sometimes shortened to 'Brit'):
• # A resident and/or citizen of the United Kingdom.
• # A person indigenous to Great Britain, or member of Britain's indigenous majority.
• # a member of the British ethnic group either in the United Kingdom or abroad.

For details of historical population movement, see English (people) and Immigration to the United Kingdom.

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English (people): REDIRECT English people...

Immigration to the United Kingdom: This article concerns the history of immigration and contemporary immigration to what is now known as the United Kingdom. You may also wish to see Immigration to Ireland....