anglo

Definitions


[ˈaŋɡləʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a white English-speaking person of British or northern European origin, in particular (in the US) as distinct from a Hispanic American or (in Canada) as distinct from a French-speaker
(e.g: most of the Anglos who moved to Texas came from the Deep South)

- a person selected for a Scottish, Irish, or Welsh national sports team who plays for an English club
(e.g: the Scottish Grand Slam side had four or five Anglos)


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Origin:
early 19th century: independent usage of Anglo-




definition by Oxford Dictionaries