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Brito-

UK/ˈbɹɪ.təʊ/

Brito- prefix: a combining form relating to Great Britain or, by extension, the United Kingdom.

Prefix

Brito-

  1. (rare) A combining form relating to Great Britain or, by extension, the United Kingdom.
    • Brito-Arctic
  2. (rare) A combining form relating to the British people, culture, or livestock.

Origin of Brito-

Back-formation from British or from Classical Latin Brītō (“Briton”) + -o-, after, e.g., Anglo-, Scoto-.

Questions about Brito-

What does Brito- mean?
Brito- means a combining form relating to Great Britain or, by extension, the United Kingdom.
What part of speech is Brito-?
Brito- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce Brito-?
Brito- is pronounced /ˈbɹɪ.təʊ/ (UK).

Words near Brito- in the dictionary

  1. Britney
  2. Britney Spears
  3. Britneyesque
  4. Britneys
  5. Britni
  6. Brito-
  7. Britocentric
  8. Britocentrism
  9. Britomartis
  10. Briton
  11. Briton Ferry

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Brito- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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