Anglo

¹ American  

[ang-gloh] / ˈæŋ gloʊ /

noun

plural

Anglos

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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Etymology

Origin of Anglo¹

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

Origin of Anglo-²

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

Example Sentences

For more than two centuries, historians had repeated a misinterpretation of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle – one of the earliest written records of English history, he said.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Venture-capital firms Transition and Zero Infinity Partners and former executives of Anglo American, Glencore and Tesla have invested in Valor, which has also won National Science Foundation funding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Resources groups that have not fared so well in 2025 -- iron ore behemoth Rio Tinto and Anglo American -- are ramping up production of copper to help offset sagging demand for steel and diamonds.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Canadian miner Teck Resources, in talks over a multi-billion-dollar merger with Anglo American to forge a copper giant, noted that its profits have been driven by "significantly higher copper prices".

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Berta married an Anglo who raised lemons in California, and, curiously, they never had any children.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols