Anglo
/ˈæŋgləʊ/noun
(pl. Anglos)
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- a white English-speaking person of British (sometimes including also northern European) origin (typically used outside Britain and Ireland, chiefly in North America and Australia)讲英语的英裔白人(有时也包括北欧裔, 该词多用在英国和爱尔兰之外, 主要用于北美和澳大利亚)。
1.1
- chiefly US such a person as distinct from a Hispanic American〈主美〉非西班牙(或拉美)裔美国白人, 英裔美国白人:
as modifier Anglo neighbourhoods.英裔白人小区。
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- Canadian such a person as distinct from one of French descent〈加〉非法裔加拿大白人, 英裔加拿大白人。
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- Indian, often offensive an Anglo-Indian〈印度, 常冒犯〉英印混血儿。
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- Brit. informal a person selected for a Scottish, Irish, or Welsh national sports team who plays for an English club〈英, 非正式 〉(入选苏格兰、爱尔兰或威尔士国家队、效力于英国俱乐部的)英国人。
词源
early 19th cent.: independent usage of ANGLO-.