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anglo¹

  • /ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ̯/ UK
  • [ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ̯] UK
  • /ˈæŋ.ɡlɵʊ̯/ UK
  • [ˈæŋ.ɡlɵ̞ʊ̯] UK
  • /ˈæŋ.ɡloʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈæŋ.ɡloʊ̯] US
  • /ˈæŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈæŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯] US
  • /ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡloʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡloʊ̯] US
  • /ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯] US
  • /ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡloʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡloʊ̯] US
  • /ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯] US
  • /ˈæŋ.ɡləʉ/ Australia
  • [ˈæŋ.ɡləʉ] Australia
  • /ˈæŋ.ɡlɐʉ/ Australia
  • [ˈæŋ.ɡlɐ̝ʉ] Australia

Where it comes from

From Anglo-.

noun anglos · Anglo

  1. An English person or person of English ancestry. Back when we went to the World Cup in South Africa, we saw many anglos waving English flags.
  2. Australia, informal An Anglo-Australian (as opposed to Australians of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background)
  3. nonstandard A British person or person of British ancestry.
  4. Canada, informal An English-speaking Quebecer.
  5. Southwestern, US, informal, offensive, sometimes A North American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English (as opposed to Americans who have another native language). Spanish was the only "foreign" language taught in the school, where most of the students spoke Spanish as a first language, and it was taught by an Anglo teacher from textbooks written by and for Anglos […] Somehow, the school administration saw no contradiction in rewarding Anglo students for learn
  6. An anglo concertina.

Anglo²

noun Anglos

  1. Alternative letter-case form of anglo Since the Anglo occupation of the Great Basin, pottery has been a global commodity in the world market.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: anglophone, ying, angelo, english-language, english-speaking, saxon, english, british, briton, brit, anglo-saxon, anglo-american, wasp, john bull, albion, englander

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MLA

"anglo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anglo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

anglo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anglo

Chicago

"anglo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anglo.

BibTeX
@misc{anglo_2026,
  title = {anglo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anglo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}