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Anglo-Saxon definition

Anglo-Saxon (aŋ′glō sak′sən)

noun

  1. a member of the Germanic peoples (Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) that invaded England (5th-6th cent. ) and were there at the time of the Norman Conquest
  2. the language of these peoples, Old English
  3. modern English, esp. plain, blunt language of Old English origin
  4. a person of English nationality or descent

Etymology: < ML Anglo-Saxones: see Angle & Saxon

adjective

  1. of the Anglo-Saxons or their language or culture
  2. of their descendants; English

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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