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anglo.

An English person or person of English ancestry.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation[ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ̯]Received-Pronunciation/ˈæŋ.ɡlɵʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation[ˈæŋ.ɡlɵ̞ʊ̯]Received-Pronunciation
  1. An English person or person of English ancestry.

    Back when we went to the World Cup in South Africa, we saw many anglos waving English flags.
  2. An English person or person of English ancestry. An Anglo-Australian (as opposed to Australians of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background)

    Australia · informal
  3. A British person or person of British ancestry.

    nonstandard
  4. Clipping of anglophone. An English-speaking Quebecer.

    Canada · informal
  5. Clipping of anglophone. A North American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English (as opposed to Americans who have another native language).

    Southwestern · US · informal · offensive · sometimes
  6. An anglo concertina.

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From Anglo-.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.