anglo

Etymology

From Anglo-.

noun

  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. (Southwestern US, informal, sometimes offensive) 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).
    I'm not an anglo: my grandparents are from Lithuania.
  3. (Australia, informal) an Anglo-Australian (as opposed to Australians of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background).
  4. (Canada, informal) an English-speaking Quebecer.
  5. A white-skinned person.
  6. (nonstandard) A British person or person of British ancestry.

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