WikiWord

English

anglo

/ˈæŋ.ɡləʉ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An English person or person of English ancestry.
  2. (sometimes offensive) an American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English (as opposed to Americans for who have another native language).
  3. An Anglo-Australian (as opposed to Australians of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background).
  4. An English-speaking Quebecer.
  5. A white-skinned person.
  6. A British person or person of British ancestry.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
anglo — meaning and etymology | WikiWord