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Anglo-

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See also: anglo, Anglo, and anglo-

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Etymology

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From New Latin Anglo-, from Late Latin Anglī, Anglus (“Anglo-Saxon(s)”), derived from Latin Anglia (“England”), ultimately from Germanic. Influenced by French anglo-. Displaced native Old English Angel-.

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Anglo-

  1. A combining form relating to England or, by extension, the United Kingdom.
    Anglo-Indian rule brought railroads, but also some of the worst famines in history.
    Anglo-German naval rivalry was a contributing factor to the First World War.
    • 1950 January, “Crossing the Border”, in Railway Magazine, page 2:
      The identification of the border between England and Scotland always has been a source of interest to railway travellers. For many years, however, the exact points north of Berwick and Carlisle at which the Anglo-Scottish main lines passed from one country to the other were not defined, but the erection of clear and unmistakable lineside signs has put the matter beyond all doubt.
  2. A combining form relating to the English or British people, culture, or livestock.
    The Anglo-Indian Cliff Richard's 1952 "Move It" is sometimes credited as the first British rock hit.
    T.S. Eliot was an anglophile.
    Anglo-Kirghiz mares, now better known as Novokirghiz, produce more milk than representatives of either separate lineage.
  3. A combining form relating to the English language.
    Japanese anglophones—but not Chinese ones—often struggle with distinguishing /r/ and /l/.

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English terms prefixed with Anglo-

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