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

Copper miner Antofagasta and diversified miner Anglo American are both down around 4.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

BHP in recent years had tried unsuccessfully to acquire rival Anglo American, arguing a combination of the companies’ prized copper mines and other operations would have significant benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal falls 6.45%, while copper and iron ore miner Anglo American drops 6.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal