anglo- : Idioms & Phrases


Anglo-American

  • noun an American who was born in Britain or one whose ancestors were British
WordNet
  • Of or pertaining to the English and Americans, or to the descendants of Englishmen in America. n. A descendant from English ancestors born in America, or the United States.
Webster 1913

Anglo-Danish

  • a. Of or pertaining to the English and Danes, or to the Danes who settled in England.
Webster 1913

Anglo-Indian

  • noun a person of English citizenship born or living in India
  • adjective relating to British India or the English in India
WordNet
  • a. Of or pertaining to the English in India, or to the English and East Indian peoples or languages. n. One of the Anglo-Indian race born or resident in the East Indies.
Webster 1913

Anglo-Norman

  • noun the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
    Anglo-French.
WordNet
  • a. Of or pertaining to the English and Normans, or to the Normans who settled in England. n. One of the English Normans, or the Normans who conquered England.
Webster 1913

Anglo-Saxon

  • noun a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
  • noun a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'
    • in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain
    • his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons
  • noun English prior to about 1100
    Old English.
  • adjective of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language
    • Anglo-Saxon poetry
    • The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland
WordNet
  • . See Anglo-Saxon in the Vocabulary.
Webster 1913