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Anglo-American

American  
[ang-gloh-uh-mer-i-kuhn] / ˈæŋ gloʊ əˈmɛr ɪ kən /

adjective

  1. belonging to, relating to, or involving England and America, especially the United States, or the people of the two countries.

    the Anglo-American policy toward Russia.

  2. of or relating to Anglo-Americans.


noun

  1. a native or descendant of a native of England who has settled in or become a citizen of America, especially of the United States.

Anglo-American British  

adjective

  1. of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their peoples

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an inhabitant or citizen of the United States who was or whose ancestors were born in England

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Anglo-American

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40

Example Sentences

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Field pulled together an Anglo-American team whose members had wildly divergent opinions about how the job should be done.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

This is one legacy of the 1906 Constitutional Revolution, which won for Iran a “liberal constitution in the Anglo-American tradition” and established the ideal, if not the practice, of the rule of law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

And why wouldn’t they choose a more patriotic, Anglo-American artist?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

On Thursday the UK's Ministry of Defence signed a £30m deal with an Anglo-American firm to provide Ukraine with Altius 600m and Altius 700m systems, designed to monitor an area before striking incoming targets.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Both Adams and Jefferson, it turned out, were too deeply shaped by the desperate struggle against England to foresee the Anglo-American alliance that flourished throughout the Victorian era and beyond.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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