Anglo-Saxon
noun
- 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
- the language of these peoples, Old English
- modern English, esp. plain, blunt language of Old English origin
- a person of English nationality or descent
adjective
- of the Anglo-Saxons or their language or culture
- of their descendants; English
See Anglo-Saxon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ăngˈglō-săkˈsən)
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.
- Any of the descendants of the Anglo-Saxons, who were dominant in England until the Norman Conquest of 1066.
- See Old English.
- A person of English ancestry.
adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of Anglo-Saxons, their descendants, or their language or culture; English.
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