Anglo

[ ang-gloh ]

/ ˈæŋ gloʊ /

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noun, plural An·glos.

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

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

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Anglos.

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Origin of Anglo

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

Other definitions for Anglo (2 of 2)

Anglo-

a combining form of English: Anglo-Norman; Anglo-Catholic.

Origin of Anglo-

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

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How to use Anglo in a sentence

Hitchcock went to Munich as part of an Anglo-German production team.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Along with all the others, an Anglo-American controversy (still unresolved today) grew up out of this matter of Omaha.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And thus the Great Anglo-American Caen Controversy was launched.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|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.
The Zillionaires Who Lost Everything|Tom Sykes|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The instrument is attached to the Anglo-Australian Telescope at the Siding Spring Observatory, northwest of Sydney, Australia.
SAMI Is Like Google Earth for the Universe|Matthew R. Francis|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This word takes numerous forms both in M. E. and in Anglo-French.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
I suspect the Anglo-Saxon bearo, a grove or copse, is the word here preserved.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various
A grand feature of the bill, also, was that which provided for extending the influence and utility of the Anglo-Indian church.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
It was not the headlong, reckless, pugnacious rage of the old Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian berserker.
Overland|John William De Forest
She had resided in England several years, and now longed again for the life and freedom of the Anglo-Saxons.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral|John Dunloe Carteret

British Dictionary definitions for Anglo (1 of 2)

Anglo

/ (ˈæŋɡləʊ) /

noun plural -glos

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

Australian an Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent

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

British Dictionary definitions for Anglo (2 of 2)

Anglo-

/ (ˈæŋɡləʊ-) /

combining form

denoting English or EnglandAnglo-Saxon

Word Origin for Anglo-

from Medieval Latin Angliī

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