anglo

/ˈæŋ.ɡləʉ//ˈaŋ.ɡləʊ//ˈæŋ.ɡlo/

noun

  1. 1

    An English person or person of English ancestry.

    Back when we went to the World Cup in South Africa, we saw many anglos waving English flags.
  2. 2

    (sometimes offensive) an American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English (as opposed to Americans for who have another native language).

    I'm not an "anglo"; my grandparents are from Lithuania.
  3. 3

    An Anglo-Australian (as opposed to Australians of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background).

  4. 4

    An English-speaking Quebecer.

  5. 5

    A white-skinned person.

  6. 6

    A British person or person of British ancestry.

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