anglo
nounUK /ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ̯/ · /ˈæŋ.ɡloʊ̯/
Etymology From Anglo-.
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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.
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Nonstandard A British person or person of British ancestry.
› Clipping of anglophone.
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Southwestern, US, Informal, Offensive, Sometimes 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).
- Spanish was the only "foreign" language taught in the school, where most of the students spoke Spanish as a first language, and it was taught by an Anglo teacher from textbooks written by and for Anglos […] Somehow, the school administration saw no contradiction in rewarding Anglo students for learning to conjugate ser while punishing Chicano students for speaking Spanish on the school grounds.1984 February 4, David Morris, “Different Origins: Joto Güero del West Side”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 15:
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An anglo concertina.
- Derived terms
- angloid