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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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 Old English 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, n → anglo-saxon(ne)

Anglo-Saxon [ˈæŋgləuˈsæksən] Anglo adj → angelsächsisch

n → Angelsachse m, Angelsächsin f

Anglo-Saxon [ˈæŋgləuˈsæksən] adj, n → anglosassone m/f