"anglo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæŋ.ɡloʊ/, /ˈaŋ.ɡləʊ/ [UK], /ˈæŋ.ɡlo/ [US], /ˈæŋ.ɡləʉ/ [Australia] Audio: EN-AU ck1 anglo.ogg [Australia] Forms: anglo [singular], anglos [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An anglo is an English person or person of English ancestry.
    Sense id: simple-anglo-en-noun-MfULXRKO
  2. An anglo is an American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English.
    Sense id: simple-anglo-en-noun-pCp7xcbb Categories (other): Colloquial, Vulgar
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