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Anglo-Saxon

Proper noun

∙ The inflected ancestor language of modern English, also called Old English, spoken in Britain from about 400 AD to 1100 AD.

Noun

∙ A member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England during the early fifth century.
∙ A person of English ethnic descent. US
∙ A light-skinned person presumably of North European descent like British. US, Mexican-American
∙ Profanity, especially words derived from Old English. informal

Adjective

∙ Related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language.
∙ Related to nations which speak primarily English and influenced by English customs; especially the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia.
∙ Favouring a liberal free market economy. politics
∙ Descended from some other North European settlers like the British (English). US

BABYLON ENGLISH
Anglo-Saxon n.
member of the Germanic peoples in England before the 12th century; language of the Germanic peoples in England before the 12th century, Old English; English-man
of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
anglo-saxon
anglo-saxon
\an"glo-sax"on\, a. of or pertaining to the anglo-saxons or their language.

WORDNET 2.0
Anglo-Saxon
Noun
1. a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman conquest
(hypernym) English person
(class) Anglo-Saxon deity
2. a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'; "this Anglo-Saxon view of things"
(hypernym) English person
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3. English prior to about 1100
(synonym) Old English
(hypernym) English, English language
(hyponym) West Saxon
Adjective
1. of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; "Anglo-Saxon poetry"; "The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland"
(pertainym) Anglo-Saxon

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century. They comprised people from Germanic tribes who migrated to the island from continental Europe, their descendants, and indigenous British groups who adopted some aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture and language. The Anglo-Saxon period denotes the period of British history between about 450 and 1066, after their initial settlement, and up until the Norman conquest.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

Anglo-Saxon

Proper noun

∙ The inflected ancestor language of modern English, also called Old English, spoken in Britain from about 400 AD to 1100 AD.

Noun

∙ A member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England during the early fifth century.
∙ A person of English ethnic descent. US
∙ A light-skinned person presumably of North European descent like British. US, Mexican-American
∙ Profanity, especially words derived from Old English. informal

Adjective

∙ Related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language.
∙ Related to nations which speak primarily English and influenced by English customs; especially the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia.
∙ Favouring a liberal free market economy. politics
∙ Descended from some other North European settlers like the British (English). US

BABYLON ENGLISH
Anglo-Saxon n.
member of the Germanic peoples in England before the 12th century; language of the Germanic peoples in England before the 12th century, Old English; English-man
of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
anglo-saxon
anglo-saxon
\an"glo-sax"on\, a. of or pertaining to the anglo-saxons or their language.

WORDNET 2.0
Anglo-Saxon
Noun
1. a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman conquest
(hypernym) English person
(class) Anglo-Saxon deity
2. a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'; "this Anglo-Saxon view of things"
(hypernym) English person
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3. English prior to about 1100
(synonym) Old English
(hypernym) English, English language
(hyponym) West Saxon
Adjective
1. of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; "Anglo-Saxon poetry"; "The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland"
(pertainym) Anglo-Saxon

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century. They comprised people from Germanic tribes who migrated to the island from continental Europe, their descendants, and indigenous British groups who adopted some aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture and language. The Anglo-Saxon period denotes the period of British history between about 450 and 1066, after their initial settlement, and up until the Norman conquest.
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