Anglo-

See also: anglo, Anglo, and anglo-

English

Alternative forms

• anglo-

Etymology

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-.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ/

Prefix

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/.

Coordinate terms

• Appendix:English nationality prefixes

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with Anglo-

• Automatically generated listed of words beginning with "Anglo-"

Translations

prefix: relating to England, English, or the English

• Bengali: ইঙ্গ- (bn) (iṅgo-)
• Catalan: anglo- (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 英 (zh) (Yīng-)

• Estonian: anglo- (et), inglise-
• Farefare: ɩŋɔ-
• French: anglo- (fr)
• Galician: anglo-
• German: Englisch- (de), Anglo-
• Greek: αγγλο- (anglo-)
• Irish: Angla-
• Italian: anglo-
• Japanese: 英 (ja) (えい, Ei-)
• Manx: Anglo-
• Middle English: please add this translation if you can
• Old English: Angel-
• Polish: anglo- (pl)
• Portuguese: anglo-
• Russian: а́нгло- (ru) (ánglo-), англи́йско- (anglíjsko-)
• Spanish: anglo- (es)
• Ukrainian: англо- (anhlo-)
• Vietnamese: Anh (vi)

References

• “Anglo-, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.

Anagrams

• Logan, long a, logan, along, longa, Golan, Angol, NALGO