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Anglo-Saxon

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An·glo-Sax·on (nggl-sksn)
n.
1. A member of one of the Germanic peoples, the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes, who settled in Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries.
2. Any of the descendants of the Anglo-Saxons, who were dominant in England until the Norman Conquest of 1066.
3. See Old English.
4. A person of English ancestry.
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Anglo-Saxons, their descendants, or their language or culture; English.

Anglo-Saxon
Noun
1. a member of any of the West Germanic tribes that settled in Britain from the 5th century ad
2. any White person whose native language is English
3. same as Old English
4. Informal plain, blunt, and often rude English
Adjective
1. of the Anglo-Saxons or the Old English language
2. of the White Protestant culture of Britain and the US
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Anglo-Saxon - a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
Anglo-Saxon deity - (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons
English person - a native or inhabitant of England
2.Anglo-Saxon - a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'; "in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain"; "his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons"
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
English person - a native or inhabitant of England
3.Anglo-Saxon - English prior to about 1100
English, English language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
West Saxon - a literary dialect of Old English
Anglian - one of the major dialects of Old English
Jutish, Kentish - one of the major dialects of Old English
Adj.1.Anglo-Saxon - of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; "Anglo-Saxon poetry"; "The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland"
Translations
Anglo-Saxon [ˈæŋgləuˈsæksən] adj, nanglo-saxon(ne)
Anglo-Saxon [ˈæŋgləuˈsæksən] Anglo adjangelsächsisch
Anglo-Saxon [ˈæŋgləuˈsæksən] adj, nanglosassone m/f


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He's an Anglo-Saxon Messenger-- and those are Anglo-Saxon attitudes.
The Realists, who were undoubtedly the masters of fiction in their passing generation, and who prevailed not only in France, but in Russia, in Scandinavia, in Spain, in Portugal, were overborne in all Anglo-Saxon countries by the innumerable hosts of Romanticism, who to this day possess the land; though still, whenever a young novelist does work instantly recognizable for its truth and beauty among us, he is seen and felt to have wrought in the spirit of Realism.
But knowing the bold ingenuity of the Anglo-Saxon race, no one would be astonished if the Americans seek to make some use of President Barbicane's attempt.
 
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