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• Anglo
  Anglo

  noun

  a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
• Anglo-
  Anglo-

  a combining form of English.

Anglo

¹ American  

[ang-gloh] / ˈæŋ gloʊ /

noun

Anglos plural

1. a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.

2. (sometimes lowercase) an English-speaking person in a place where English is not the language of the majority.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Anglos.

Anglo- ² American  

1. a combining form of English.

   Anglo-Norman; Anglo-Catholic.

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Anglo ¹ British  

/ ˈæŋɡləʊ /

noun

1. a White inhabitant of the United States who is not of Latin extraction

2. an Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent

3. an English-speaking Canadian, esp one of Anglo-Celtic origin; an Anglo-Canadian

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Anglo- ² British  

/ ˈæŋɡləʊ- /

combining form

1. denoting English or England

   Anglo-Saxon

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Anglos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Anglo¹

First recorded in 1835–45; independent use of Anglo-

Origin of Anglo-²

< Late Latin Angl ( us ) ( see Anglic) + -o-

Example Sentences

Ian Tyler, currently chair of building materials firm Grafton Group and senior independent director at mining giant Anglo American, will take over as interim chair while the firm searches for a permanent successor.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Anglo has started arbitration proceedings and said Monday these efforts will continue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

De Beers is majority-owned by British mining giant Anglo American, with a 15 percent stake held by Botswana.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

It makes travel easier, helps you learn still more languages, and gives you lessons in humility when, no matter how fluent you are, you realize your French will always bear an Anglo accent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The agent, Kyril Montana, was a tall, sunny-looking Anglo with straw-colored hair and wide blue eyes, an all-American nose, straight thin lifts, and an athletic physique.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols