Anglo-Saxon Definition

ăngglō-săksən
noun
A member of one of the Germanic peoples, the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes, who settled in Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries.
American Heritage
A member of the Germanic peoples (Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) that invaded England (5th-6th cent. a.d.) and were there at the time of the Norman Conquest.
Webster's New World
Any of the descendants of the Anglo-Saxons, who were dominant in England until the Norman Conquest of 1066.
American Heritage

The language of these peoples, Old English.

Webster's New World
A person of English ancestry.
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Synonyms:
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Anglo-Saxons, their descendants, or their language or culture; English.
American Heritage
Of the Anglo-Saxons or their language or culture.
Webster's New World
Of their descendants; English.
Webster's New World
Related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language.
Wiktionary

(politics) Favouring a liberal free market economy.

Wiktionary
pronoun

The inflected ancestor language of modern English, also called Old English, spoken in Britain from about 400 AD to 1100 AD.

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