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Anglo-American en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English Anglo- Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americalbor. English America Middle English -n English -n English American English Anglo-American From Anglo- + American.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, belonging to, or involving both England (or Britain), and the United States or Canada.
    • Bond grinned again as he thought of Damon's exasperation at having to dish out a lot of soft soap to Washington when he probably had plenty of other Anglo-American snarls to disentangle. 1954, Ian Fleming, “True or False?”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 89:
    • Obviously, Schmitt envisaged Nazi Germany as the Reich at the heart of the European great space, which he sought to shield from Anglo-American interference. 2026 January 16, Brendan Simms, “Has a Nazi theorist’s vision of a world divided into ‘great spaces’ found a new advocate in Trump?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2026:
    • Indian woodworkers, from the obscure Virginia native John the Bowlmaker to the celebrated Mohegan preacher Samson Occom, carved not only the traditional bowls and spoons but also a flat-bottomed vessel specifically designed for Anglo-American tables. 2012, Bernard Bailyn, Philip D. Morgan, Strangers Within the Realm, page 135:

Translations (20)

ko 잉글랜드계 미국인 (of relating to England and USA) · cs angloamerický (of relating to England and USA) · pt anglo-americano (of relating to England and USA) · bn ইঙ্গ-মার্কিন (of relating to England and USA) · sh angloamerički (of relating to England and USA) · vi Anh Mỹ (of relating to England and USA) · fi angloamerikkalainen (of relating to England and USA) · fr anglo-américain (of relating to England and USA) · de angloamerikanisch (of relating to England and USA) · es angloamericano (of relating to England and USA) · ru англо-америка́нский (of relating to England and USA) · gv Anglo-Americaanagh (of relating to England and USA) · el αγγλοαμερικανικός (of relating to England and USA) · gur ɩŋɔ-amɛ (of relating to England and USA) · ja 米英 (of relating to England and USA) · fi englantilais-amerikkalainen (of relating to England and USA) · it angloamericano (of relating to England and USA) · sh англоамерички (of relating to England and USA) · cmn 英美的 (of relating to England and USA) · ca angloamericà (of relating to England and USA)

Anglo-American en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English Anglo- Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americalbor. English America Middle English -n English -n English American English Anglo-American From Anglo- + American.

Meanings

  1. An English-American; an American of English heritage.

Forms

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Anglo-American en · PROPN

Etymology

Etymology tree English Anglo- Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americalbor. English America Middle English -n English -n English American English Anglo-American From Anglo- + American.

Meanings

  1. The English language as used in Britain and North America.
    • The assumption is that for a substantial part of the vocabulary, Anglo-American and Indian English coincide exactly. 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 306: