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1. (n.) Anglo-Saxon
a native or inhabitant of any of the kingdoms formed by the West Germanic peoples who invaded and occupied Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries a.d.
2. Anglo-Saxon
plain and simple English; blunt, monosyllabic, or vulgar language.
3. Anglo-Saxon
a native of England, or a person of English ancestry, esp. in the U.S.
4. (adj.) Anglo-Saxon
of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons, or to the period of Anglo-Saxon dominance in Britain, ending with the Norman Conquest in 1066.
5. Anglo-Saxon
of or pertaining to Great Britain together with countries colonized by Britons, where English is the dominant language and most of the population is of European descent, as the United States.
6. Anglo-Saxon
of English ancestry.
Etymology: (1605–15; NL, ML Anglo-Saxōnēs, Anglī Saxōnēs (pl.))
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| Definition of 'anglo-Saxon' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Anglo-Saxon
a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
2. (noun) 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"
3. (adj) Old English, Anglo-Saxon
English prior to about 1100
4. (adj) Anglo-Saxon
of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language
"Anglo-Saxon poetry"; "The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) anglo-Saxon
of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or their language
2. (noun) anglo-Saxon
a Saxon of Britain, that is, an English Saxon, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or "Old") Saxon
3. (noun) anglo-Saxon
the Teutonic people (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) of England, or the English people, collectively, before the Norman Conquest
4. (noun) anglo-Saxon
the language of the English people before the Conquest (sometimes called Old English). See Saxon
5. (noun) anglo-Saxon
one of the race or people who claim descent from the Saxons, Angles, or other Teutonic tribes who settled in England; a person of English descent in its broadest sense
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. anglo-Saxon
the name usually assigned to the early inflected form of the English language.
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