Anglo

¹

[ ang-gloh ]

noun

, plural An·glos.

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.

adjective

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

Anglo-

²

1. a combining form of English:

   Anglo-Norman; Anglo-Catholic.

Anglo-

¹

/ ˈæŋɡləʊ- /

combining_form

1. denoting English or England

   Anglo-Saxon

Anglo

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglo¹

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

Origin of Anglo²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglo¹

from Medieval Latin Angliī

Example Sentences

Hitchcock went to Munich as part of an Anglo-German production team.

From The Daily Beast

Along with all the others, an Anglo-American controversy (still unresolved today) grew up out of this matter of Omaha.

From The Daily Beast

And thus the Great Anglo-American Caen Controversy was launched.

From The Daily Beast

Quinn lost his fortune after he amassed control of 25% of Anglo Irish Bank, which promptly went under in the 2007 financial crash.

From The Daily Beast

The instrument is attached to the Anglo-Australian Telescope at the Siding Spring Observatory, northwest of Sydney, Australia.

From The Daily Beast

This word takes numerous forms both in M. E. and in Anglo-French.

From Project Gutenberg

I suspect the Anglo-Saxon bearo, a grove or copse, is the word here preserved.

From Project Gutenberg

A grand feature of the bill, also, was that which provided for extending the influence and utility of the Anglo-Indian church.

From Project Gutenberg

It was not the headlong, reckless, pugnacious rage of the old Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian berserker.

From Project Gutenberg

She had resided in England several years, and now longed again for the life and freedom of the Anglo-Saxons.

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