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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

/ ˈæŋɡəʊ- /

combining_form

  1. denoting English or England

    Anglo-Saxon

“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

Anglo

2

/ ˈæŋɡəʊ /

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
“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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Anglo1

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

Origin of Anglo2

< Late Latin Angl ( us ) ( Anglic ) + -o-
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Anglo1

from Medieval Latin Բī

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