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anglo-saxon
/ˌænɡloʊˈsæksən/
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What does anglo-saxon mean?
noun
- A member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England during the early fifth century.
- A person of English ethnic descent.
- A lightskinned or blond-haired person presumably of North European descent like British.
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adjective
- Related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language.
- Related to nations which speak primarily English and are influenced by English culture and customs, especially Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States.
- Favouring a liberal free-market economy.
- Descended from some other North European settlers like the British (English).
proper noun
- (informal) Profanity, especially words derived from Old English.
- (archaic) Synonym of Old English (language).
- (archaic) Old English free of any foreign borrowings (as from Old Norse or Norman French).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌænɡloʊˈsæksən/
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Haigha replied eagerly, coming in front of Alice to introduce her, and spreading out both his hands towards her in an Anglo-Saxon attitude.
There are other instances, of course, of this oily trick of turning the pleasures of a gentleman into the virtues of an Anglo-Saxon.
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There, on a bed, lay a man about forty years of age, with a resolute expression of countenance, a true type of an Anglo-Saxon.
Into the Anglo-Saxon mind this ancient material conception of the creation was riveted by two poets whose works appealed especially to the deeper religious feelings.
His interests were wide and intense, ranging from Anglo-Saxon roots to architectural designs, from fiddling to philosophy, from potatoes to politics, from rice to religion.