Anglo

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noun

An·​glo ˈaŋ-(ˌ)glō How to pronounce Anglo (audio)
plural Anglos
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: 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-
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ˈaŋ-(ˌ)glō,
-glə
: English
Anglo-Norman
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-(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
In 1948, she was switched to the mainly Anglo Sam Hughes Elementary School, where Urquides saw the difference in education within the same city. Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024 In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Anglo settlers took over the land and razed the shell mound to line roadbeds in Berkeley with shells. Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024 The transport of copper from the large Los Bronces mine in central Chile has been unaffected by the fires, according to operator Anglo American Plc. James Attwood, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2024 Movie Preview: Napoleon Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon Apple TV+ Since Scott himself is English, some critics have described Napoleon as a deliberate Anglo joke upon the French, a last salvo in the ancient propaganda wars. Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023 Back at Krispy Kreme, Michele Fidel and Charlie Anglo, who work at a luxury hotel in Paris, had rushed to the opening after seeing friends post about it on Facebook. Liz Alderman, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023 Photo: douglas magno/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Mining giant Anglo American is one of the companies that have been involved in developing the new mining standard. Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2023 The Anglo American Plc’s unit’s first half profits plunged more than 60% to just $347 million, with its average selling price falling from $213 per carat to $163 per carat. Thomas Biesheuvel, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2023 Before serving as commissioner, Brune worked as director of land and resources for Cook Inlet Region Inc., an Alaska Native corporation, and as a public affairs manager for Anglo American, one of the world’s largest mining conglomerates. Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2023

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of Anglo was in 1800

Dictionary Entries Near Anglo

Cite this Entry

“Anglo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Anglo. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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"

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