Anglo

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noun

An·​glo ˈaŋ-(ˌ)glō How to pronounce Anglo (audio)
plural Anglos
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: anglo-american
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: a white inhabitant of the U.S. of non-Hispanic descent
Anglo adjective
Black and Latino folks were also expected to blend into the white non-Hispanic Anglo culture. —Carmelo Rivera
But he and his band mates, Bronx-bred New Yorkers of Dominican descent who sing in both Spanish and English, are nearly invisible in the Anglo news media. —Jody Rosen

Anglo-

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combining form

An·​glo-
1
ˈaŋ-(ˌ)glō, 
-glə
 : English
Anglo-Norman
2
-(ˌ)glō
 : English and
Anglo-Japanese

Examples of Anglo in a Sentence

Noun a committee with a mixture of Black people, Hispanic people, and Anglos
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Noun
Some of the finds date before the Anglo-Saxons, including an arrowhead made between 4,000 and 6,000 years ago. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026 In 2013, a collapse at a port operated by mining company Anglo American killed six workers and disrupted iron ore production. — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Its origins stem from a misunderstood reference to Harold’s fleet being sent home in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, an account of key events written in old English by clergy of the time. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026 When discovered during Arizona’s territorial days by Anglo settlers, it was erroneously thought to be the work of the Aztec emperor, Montezuma. — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Anglo

Word History

Etymology

Noun

in sense 2, from American Spanish, short for Spanish angloamericano Anglo-American

Combining form

New Latin, from Late Latin Angli

First Known Use

Noun

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Anglo was in 1800

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Anglo

combining form
An·​glo
1
ˈaŋ-ˌglō, 
-glə
 : English
Anglo-Norman
2
-ˌglō
 : English and
Anglo-Japanese
Etymology

Combining form

derived from Latin Angli "the Angles"

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