Definitions for Anglo-Saxon

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Anglo-Saxon An·glo-Sax·on

Spelling: [ang-gloh-sak-suh n]

IPA: /ˈæŋ gloʊˈsæk sən/

Anglo-Saxon is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 237 anagrams from letters in Anglo-Saxon (-aaglnnoosx).

Definitions for Anglo-Saxon

noun

1. an English person of the period before the Norman Conquest.
2. Old English (def 1).
3. the original Germanic element in the English language.
4. plain and simple English, especially language that is blunt, monosyllabic, and often rude or vulgar.
5. a person whose native language is English.
6. a person of English descent.
7. (in the U.S.) a person of colonial descent or British origin.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Anglo-Saxons.
2. of or relating to Anglo-Saxon.
3. English-speaking; British or American.
4. (of words, speech, or writing) blunt, monosyllabic, and often vulgar.

Origin of Anglo-Saxon

1605-15; based on New Latin, Medieval Latin Anglo-Saxōnēs, Anglī Saxōnēs (plural); from 10th cent., collective name for WGmc-speaking people of Britain (compare Old English Angulseaxan); see

Examples for Anglo-Saxon

The Anglo-Saxon civilizes the other races or devotes them to extinction.

Americans with funny names like Kagan or Shapira might also feel that Anglo-Saxon heritage shouldn't be a requirement for office.

When Viking invaders tore through 9th-century Europe, only one Anglo-Saxon leader was able to withstand their ferocious onslaught.

According to an account in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, written in the 9th century, that failed Viking raid was hardly a one-off.

I am here because there is more of the Latin than the Anglo-Saxon in me.

Our Anglo-Saxon inheritance descends upon us in times like these.

Romney also showed diplomatic sense when he declined to play the Anglo-Saxon card earlier brandished by one of his aides.

The most effective weapon Anglo-Saxon elites have used to preserve power in American society has been the rule of law.

It is not easy for an Anglo-Saxon to confess the realities of affection in vital intimacies.

It was rumored that there lay the ultimate proof of Anglo-Saxon ascendancy.