Anglo-Saxon
noun
An·glo-Sax·on
ˌaŋ-glō-ˈsak-sən 
1
2
a
: englishman
specifically
: a person descended from the Anglo-Saxons
b
: a white gentile of an English-speaking nation
4
: direct plain English
especially
: English using words considered crude or vulgar
Anglo-Saxon
adjective
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White Anglo-Saxon Protestants used racist stereotypes about immigrants and alcohol to limit their access to it and isolate them from their communities and cultures.
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Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
For visitors, this means that a visit to the church is not only a journey into Anglo-Saxon England but also an exploration of how the past was perceived and preserved by later generations.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
From Roman Table to Anglo-Saxon Grave: An Archaeological Biography of the Scremby Cup.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Fears about purportedly dangerous immigrant behavior and the way that outsiders would undermine the Anglo-Saxon family drove the successful push to ban alcohol, which aimed to impose a particular Christian vision of morality and family on America.
—Elizabeth Marshall / Made By History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
Though white, they weren’t viewed as equals to Anglo-Saxon Americans.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
But negotiations broke down, mainly because Norway believed that only an alliance with the Anglo-Saxon maritime powers could guarantee its security.
—Carl Bildt, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2022
Although China is very much a market economy, the country’s approach to capitalism differs greatly from the classic Anglo-Saxon model, characterized by low taxes and few regulations, and even from its European variant, with a greater role for the state.
—Abhijit V. Banerjee, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2019
Historians had known for decades that, from around A.D. 660 to 750, Anglo-Saxon England saw a surge in silver coins, after the area had long relied on gold.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
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Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
For visitors, this means that a visit to the church is not only a journey into Anglo-Saxon England but also an exploration of how the past was perceived and preserved by later generations.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
From Roman Table to Anglo-Saxon Grave: An Archaeological Biography of the Scremby Cup.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Fears about purportedly dangerous immigrant behavior and the way that outsiders would undermine the Anglo-Saxon family drove the successful push to ban alcohol, which aimed to impose a particular Christian vision of morality and family on America.
—Elizabeth Marshall / Made By History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
Though white, they weren’t viewed as equals to Anglo-Saxon Americans.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
But negotiations broke down, mainly because Norway believed that only an alliance with the Anglo-Saxon maritime powers could guarantee its security.
—Carl Bildt, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2022
Although China is very much a market economy, the country’s approach to capitalism differs greatly from the classic Anglo-Saxon model, characterized by low taxes and few regulations, and even from its European variant, with a greater role for the state.
—Abhijit V. Banerjee, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2019
Historians had known for decades that, from around A.D. 660 to 750, Anglo-Saxon England saw a surge in silver coins, after the area had long relied on gold.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
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