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West Britons

West Britons is the plural of West Briton.

Meaning of West Briton

Noun

West Briton (plural West Britons)

  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. (Ireland, derogatory) An Irish person considered to be excessively Anglophile, an Irish person who acts English or desires to be part of British society.
    • Coordinate term: Plastic Paddy
    Synonyms:
    jackeen, shoneen

Questions about West Britons

What is West Britons the plural of?
West Britons is the plural of West Briton.

Words near West Britons in the dictionary

  1. West Bridgford
  2. West Brit
  3. West Britain
  4. West Briton
  5. West Britonism
  6. West Britons
  7. West Brits
  8. West Brom
  9. West Brompton
  10. West Bromwich
  11. West Bronx

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Adapted from Wiktionary: West Britons (page history and authors); West Briton (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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