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Sassenach
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Sas·senach (sas′ə nak′)
noun
an English person or Lowlander: term used, often disparagingly, by the Irish and Scots
Etymology: Ir Sasanach or Gael Sasunnach < Gael Sasunn, Saxon < Gmc, as in OE Seaxan, Saxon
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