"Anglosphere" meaning in English

See Anglosphere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈæŋ.ɡləˌsfɪɹ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Anglosphere.wav Forms: the Anglosphere [canonical]
Etymology: From Anglo- + -sphere. Coined by American science fiction writer Neal Stephenson in his book The Diamond Age, published in 1995. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|Anglo|sphere}} Anglo- + -sphere, {{coin|en|Q312853}} Coined by American science fiction writer Neal Stephenson Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Anglosphere}} the Anglosphere
  1. The totality of Anglophone countries, the geographical or cultural realm of native English-speakers. Wikipedia link: Anglosphere Synonyms: anglosphere Derived forms: Anglospherian, Anglospheric, Anglospherism Translations (Anglophone realm): anglofonia [feminine] (Catalan), 英語圈 (Chinese Mandarin), 英语圈 (Yīngyǔquān) (Chinese Mandarin), anglosaské země (Czech), anglophonie (French), Anglosphäre [feminine] (German), αγγλόσφαιρα (anglósfaira) (Greek), 英語圏 (Eigoken) (alt: えいごけん) (Japanese), 영어권 (Yeong'eogwon) (alt: 英語圈) (Korean), 영미권 (yeongmigwon) (alt: 英美圈) (Korean), anglosfera [feminine] (Portuguese), anglosferă [feminine] (Romanian), lume anglofonă [feminine] (Romanian), англосфе́ра (anglosféra) [feminine] (Russian), англоязы́чные стра́ны (anglojazýčnyje strány) [feminine, plural] (Russian), angloesfera [feminine] (Spanish), den engelsktalande världen (Swedish), Anglosfären [common-gender] (Swedish), İngilizce konuşan insanlar topluluğu (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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