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Angle

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An·gle

noun \ˈaŋ-gəl\

Definition of ANGLE

: a member of a Germanic people that invaded England along with the Saxons and Jutes in the fifth century a.d. and merged with them to form the Anglo-Saxon peoples

Origin of ANGLE

Latin Angli, plural, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English Engle Angles
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Anthropology Terms

ectomorph, ethnography, prehistory, yurt

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