Anglo

¹

[ang-gloh]

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.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Anglos.

Anglo-

²

1. a combining form of English.

   Anglo-Norman; Anglo-Catholic.

Anglo

¹

/ 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

Anglo-

²

/ ˈæŋɡləʊ- /

combining form

1. denoting English or England

   Anglo-Saxon

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglo¹

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

Origin of Anglo²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglo¹

from Medieval Latin Angliī

Example Sentences

A proposed $53 billion merger between Anglo American and Teck Resources, the mining sector’s biggest deal for a decade, amounts to a giant play on future demand for the base metal.

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Britain’s Anglo and Canada’s Teck have both rejected multibillion-dollar takeover approaches in the past two years from BHP and Glencore, respectively.

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Anglo Teck, as the combined company will be called, is set to be a top five copper producer, with key assets in Chile, Peru and Canada—all places that are perceived to be relatively low risk to do business.

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BHP, which sought to buy Anglo American last year to cement itself as the world’s biggest copper producer, forecasts a 70% increase in demand for the metal by 2050.

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Copper is having a moment: Anglo American and Teck Resources in September announced a merger in one of the biggest-ever deals in the mining industry to create one of the world’s largest copper producers.

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