ANGLO Definition & Meaning

Anglo

[ ang-gloh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural Anglos.

a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
(sometimes lowercase) an English-speaking person in a place where English is not the language of the majority.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Anglos.

Anglo-

a combining form of English:
Anglo-Norman; Anglo-Catholic.

Anglo-

/ ˈæŋɡ��əʊ- /

combining_form

denoting English or England
Anglo-Saxon

Anglo

/ ˈæŋɡ��əʊ /

noun

a White inhabitant of the United States who is not of Latin extraction
an Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent
an English-speaking Canadian, esp one of Anglo-Celtic origin; an Anglo-Canadian

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51�Թ� 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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Anglo¹

from Medieval Latin ��Բ��ī

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The Grangemouth oil refinery, one of the oldest in the UK, was established in 1924 by Scottish Oils, a subsidiary of the Anglo Persian Oil Company which was the forerunner of BP.

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The singing family and their music presented as Anglo, Christian, and white.

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Farage may strike Musk as too old-school for the 2020s, with his dandyish pinstriped suits and pseudo-posh mannerisms; he comes off less like an Edwardian Anglo aristocrat than like a caricature of one as played by Benny Hill.

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Sporting Wholesale, which owns the Anglo Arms knife brand, is thought to have sourced its knives and machetes from China.

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One Guangdong-based supplier, which the BBC is not naming, sells similar knives, including one advertised online alongside a sheath marked "Anglo Arms".

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