Anglo

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noun

An·​glo ˈaŋ-(ˌ)glō 

plural Anglos

1

: anglo-american

2

: a white inhabitant of the U.S. of non-Hispanic descent

Anglo adjective

Black and Latino folks were also expected to blend into the white non-Hispanic Anglo culture.

—Carmelo Rivera

But he and his band mates, Bronx-bred New Yorkers of Dominican descent who sing in both Spanish and English, are nearly invisible in the Anglo news media.

—Jody Rosen

Anglo-

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combining form

An·​glo-

1

ˈaŋ-(ˌ)glō,

-glə

: English

Anglo-Norman

2

-(ˌ)glō

: English and

Anglo-Japanese

Examples of Anglo in a Sentence

Noun

a committee with a mixture of Black people, Hispanic people, and Anglos

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Raised in poverty, slugged by an anti-Spanish language teacher, jumped by Anglo bullies, wracked by childhood illnesses, Jesse held dear to his mother’s encouragement to pray often, work hard, and stay positive. —Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2025

Last month, Anglo American’s Valterra Platinum Ltd. completed a secondary listing in London, following in the footsteps of International Paper Co., which added a London listing as part of its takeover of rival DS Smith Plc. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 July 2025

The British historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto’s 2003 book The Americas: A Hemispheric History covered the shifting fortunes of the continent’s Anglo and Latin American nations over five centuries. —Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025

For example, Anglo American uses digital twin technology in its Quellaveco mineral processing plant. —Ian Sanders, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

in sense 2, from American Spanish, short for Spanish angloamericano Anglo-American

Combining form

New Latin, from Late Latin Angli

First Known Use

Noun

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Anglo

• Anglo-American
• Anglo-Catholic
• Anglo-French
• Anglo-Frisian
• Anglo-Norman
• Anglo-Saxon

Kids Definition

Anglo

combining form

An·​glo

1

ˈaŋ-ˌglō,

-glə

: English

Anglo-Norman

2

-ˌglō

: English and

Anglo-Japanese

Etymology

Combining form

derived from Latin Angli "the Angles"