Anglo-American

[ ang-gloh-uh-mer-i-kuh n ]

/ ˈæŋ gloʊ əˈmɛr ɪ kən /

adjective

belonging to, relating to, or involving England and America, especially the United States, or the people of the two countries: the Anglo-American policy toward Russia.

of or relating to Anglo-Americans.

noun

a native or descendant of a native of England who has settled in or become a citizen of America, especially of the United States.

Origin of Anglo-American

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40

OTHER WORDS FROM Anglo-American

An·glo-A·mer·i·can·ism, noun

Example sentences from the Web for anglo-american

Along with all the others, an Anglo-American controversy (still unresolved today) grew up out of this matter of Omaha.

Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day |James Jones |November 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Anglo-American “conversations” about the timing of the second front often grew heated and testy.

D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion |Marc Wortman |June 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the 1960s, Anglo-American names were common among African American children.

Are Black Names ‘Weird,’ or Are You Just Racist? |Jamelle Bouie |September 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He has no equal in contemporary Anglo-American letters; there are followers and disciples but no heir apparent.

How Will Hitchens Be Remembered? |Jason Cowley |December 16, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

The Anglo-American forces that invaded Iraq in March 2003 did so for the purpose of deposing Saddam Hussein.

Stop Pretending the War Is Over |Andrew J. Bacevich |August 20, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The first Anglo-American bearing the name spelled it "Foulsham."

Fifty Years In The Northwest |William Henry Carman Folsom
And if he could not cope with the doughty Anglo-American, then let him look to it.

Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape From the Brigand's of Greece |Bracebridge Hemyng
One might remark that the Anglo-American's own learning was at very low ebb.

The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe |Dorothy Stimson
It's to be an Anglo-American pageant, to symbolize the school.

The Jolliest School of All |Angela Brazil
However, it is with the Anglo-American stage that we have to do at the moment.

More Portmanteau Plays |Stuart Walker

British Dictionary definitions for anglo-american

Anglo-American

adjective

of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their peoples

noun

mainly US an inhabitant or citizen of the United States who was or whose ancestors were born in England

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Anglo-American

adjective

noun

Origin of Anglo-American

OTHER WORDS FROM Anglo-American

Example sentences from the Web for anglo-american

British Dictionary definitions for anglo-american

adjective

noun