English Dictionary

West Briton

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌwɛst ˈbrɪtn/

名詞

アイルランド英語 軽蔑的

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.

日本語の意味

ブリテン島西部出身の人、特に歴史的に5世紀のアングロサクソンの侵入に抵抗したウェールズやコーンウォール出身の人を指す。

As a West Briton, she proudly preserved the Cornish language and traditions passed down through generations.

西イギリス出身の女性として、彼女は世代を超えて受け継がれたコーンウォール語と伝統を誇りを持って守ってきた。

意味（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.

意味（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.

—Well, I'm ashamed of you, said Miss Ivors frankly. To say you'd write for a rag like that. I didn't think you were a West Briton.

West Britons （ plural ）