Anglo-Irish

[ ang-gloh-ahy-rish ]

/ ˈæŋ gloʊˈaɪ rɪʃ /

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noun

persons of English descent living in Ireland.

Hiberno-English.

adjective

of or relating to the Anglo-Irish or their speech.

Hiberno-Saxon.

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Origin of Anglo-Irish

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby Anglo-Irish

Anglo-Celtic, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-French, Anglo-Gallic, Anglo-Indian, Anglo-Irish, Anglo-Latin, Anglomania, Anglo-Norman, Anglophile, Anglophilia

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How to use Anglo-Irish in a sentence

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
This book embodies the deep ambivalence of the Anglo-Irish, who no longer felt British, but were not accepted by the “natives.”
Book Bag: The Best Imaginary Castles|Johanna Lane|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is set during the Irish Civil War, when the IRA stalked the Anglo-Irish, who responded with a mixture of fear and indignation.
Book Bag: The Best Imaginary Castles|Johanna Lane|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The big houses were the homes of the Anglo-Irish, the abhorred British ruling class, that dominated the landscape.
Book Bag: The Best Imaginary Castles|Johanna Lane|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Sean FitzPatrick was the CEO of Anglo Irish Bank from 1986 to 2005.
The Men Who Killed the Economy|Niall Stanage|November 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The "cockles of the heart" is a common expression in Anglo-Irish.
Legends of Saints & Sinners|Douglas Hyde
This idiom, borrowed from the Irish, is very common in Anglo-Irish.
Legends of Saints & Sinners|Douglas Hyde
Between fifty and a hundred years ago the Anglo-Irish gentry, as all the world knows, were a wild and extravagant race.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866|Various
It is safe to state that by far the greatest number of our Anglo-Irish idioms come from the Irish language.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
This is one of the commonest of our Anglo-Irish idioms, so that a few examples will be sufficient.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for Anglo-Irish

Anglo-Irish

noun

the Anglo-Irish (functioning as plural) the inhabitants of Ireland of English birth or descent

the English language as spoken in Ireland

adjective

of or relating to the Anglo-Irish

of or relating to English and Irish

of or relating to the English language as spoken in Ireland

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