The term Anglo is used as a prefix to indicate a relation to the Angles, England or the English people, as in the phrases 'Anglo-Saxon', 'Anglo-American', 'Anglo-Celtic', and 'Anglo-Indian'. The Angles is a modern English word for a Germanic-speaking people who took their name from the cultural ancestral region of Angeln, a modern district located in England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English English Americans (occasionally known as Anglo -Americans although this may have a wider cultural meaning are Citizens of the United States whose ancestry Anglo-Celtic is a macro-cultural term used to collectively describe the cultures native to the British Isles / Anglo-Celtic Isles and the significant Diasporas Anglo-Indians are people who have mixed Indian and British ancestry and the term is sometimes used in the West. It is often used alone, somewhat loosely, to refer to a person or people of English ethnicity in the The Americas, Australia and Southern Africa. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Southern Africa is the Southernmost Region of the African Continent, variably defined by Geography or Geopolitics. It is also used, both in English-speaking and non-English-speaking countries, to refer to Anglophone people of other European origins. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States An Anglophone (or anglophone) is someone who speaks the English language.
Anglo is a Late Latin prefix used to denote "English-" in conjunction with another toponym or demonym. Vulgar Latin (in Latin sermo vulgaris, "folk speech" is a Blanket term covering the popular Dialects and Sociolects of the Latin An affix is a Morpheme that is attached to a stem to form a word England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Toponymy refers to the scientific study of place-names ( toponyms) their origins meanings use and Typology. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place The word is derived from Anglia, the Latin name for England, and still the modern name of its eastern region. Etymology is the study of the History of Words &mdash when they entered a language from what source and how their form and meaning have changed over time England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Anglia and England both mean "Land of the Angles", a Germanic people originating in the north German peninsula of Angeln. The Angles is a modern English word for a Germanic-speaking people who took their name from the cultural ancestral region of Angeln, a modern district located in The Germanic peoples are a historical group of Indo-European -speaking peoples originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Germanic Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. Modern Angeln, also known as Anglia ( German: Angeln, Danish: Angel, Latin: Anglia, English: may follow
Anglo is not a technical term. There are linguistic problems with using the word as an adjective or noun on its own. For example, the 'o' in Anglo means 'and' (Anglo-Saxon means of Angle and Saxon origin), so there is only an apparent parallelism between, for example, "Latino" and "Anglo". The Angles is a modern English word for a Germanic-speaking people who took their name from the cultural ancestral region of Angeln, a modern district located in The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes. However, a semantic change has taken place in many English-speaking regions, so that in informal usage the meanings listed below are valid. In diachronic (or historical linguistics, semantic change is a change in one of the meanings of a word.
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Specialized usage
Australia
In Australia, "Anglo" is used as part of the term Anglo-Celtic, which refers to the majority of Australians who are of British and/or Irish descent. Anglo-Celtic Australian is an Ethnic or cultural category used to describe Australians with British and/or Irish ancestral origins Anglo-Celtic is a macro-cultural term used to collectively describe the cultures native to the British Isles / Anglo-Celtic Isles and the significant Diasporas The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate [1]
Canada
In Canada, and especially in Canadian French, the term anglophone is widely used to designate someone whose everyday language is English, as contrasted to francophone whose everyday language is French and allophones, those with a different mother tongue. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Canadian French is an Umbrella term for the varieties of the French language used in Canada. An Anglophone (or anglophone) is someone who speaks the English language. The adjective francophone (alternately Francophone) means French -speaking typically as primary language whether referring to individuals groups or places French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people In Quebec, an allophone is a resident usually an immigrant whose Mother tongue or Home language is neither English nor French A first language (also mother tongue, native language, arterial language, or L1) is the language a human being learns from birth In Quebec, the word refers to English-speaking Quebecers in both English and French. English-speaking Quebecers (also known as Anglo-Quebecers, English Quebecers, or Anglophone Quebecers; in French Anglo-Québécois, Anglo-Metis is also sometimes used to refer to a historical ethnic group. A 19th Century community of the Métis people of Canada, the Anglo-Métis, more commonly known as Countryborn, were children of the fur trade typically
Israel
Immigrants from English-speaking countries were referred to as Anglo-Saxonim, and now sometimes shortened to Anglo. [2]
New Zealand
Anglo in New Zealand refers to anyone who's of British (Anglo-Celtic) ancestry, although the more popular term for them, as well as for any white New Zealander, is Pākehā, a Maori term used by the indigenous Polynesian people. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island New Zealand European Pākehā are New Zealanders of predominantly European ancestry This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a Subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over
Scotland
In Scotland the term Anglo-Scot, often shortened to "Anglo", is used to refer to people born in England with Scottish ancestry, or people born in Scotland with English ancestry. Anglo-Scot, Anglo-Scotch or more rarely Scoto-English are terms applied to a variety of things that are identified with both England and Scotland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Anglo-Scot, Anglo-Scotch or more rarely Scoto-English are terms applied to a variety of things that are identified with both England and Scotland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
Southern Africa
In South Africa, Anglo-South African is used for predominantly British-descended, English-speaking white people, who are contrasted with the Dutch-descended Afrikaners. Anglo-Africans are people of primarily Sub-Saharan Africa whose first language is English. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. The term Afrikaner people refers to white Afrikaans -speaking people who have been established in Southern Africa since the 17th century and are mainly of northwestern Use of Anglo occurs elsewhere in former British colonies in Africa which have sizable British communities, including Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south However, the term "Anglo" is more heavily used in South Africa than in these other countries because of Apartheid and the importance it placed on race. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The term race or racial group usually refers to the concept of categorizing Humans into Populations or groups on the basis of various sets
United States
In the United States, Anglo refers to White Americans who are not of Hispanic or French descent. right|250px|right|thumb|Anglo-America dark green indicates countries traditionally included in the region ([[Canada]] and the [[United States]] The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America French Americans or Franco-Americans are citizens or permanent residents of the United States of French descent [3] The term is used without regard to whether or not they are of English descent. Many people included in the definition do not identify themselves as "Anglo", and some may find the term offensive. For example, some Irish Americans may resist the term because of historic tension with England. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. [4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2003, "Population characteristics: Ancestry of Australia's population". Australian Social Trends, 2003. Retrieved on 2006-09-01. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle.
- ^ Israel Anglo File news, Israel diplomatic map.
- ^ Anglo - Definitions from Dictionary.com; American Heritage Dictionary. Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King “Usage Note: In contemporary American usage, Anglo is used primarily in direct contrast to Hispanic or Latino. In this context it is not limited to persons of English or even British descent, but can be generally applied to any non-Hispanic white person. Thus in parts of the United States with large Hispanic populations, an American of Polish, Irish, or German heritage might be termed an Anglo just as readily as a person of English descent. However, in parts of the country where the Hispanic community is smaller or nonexistent, or in areas where ethnic distinctions among European groups remain strong, Anglo has little currency as a catch-all term for non-Hispanic whites. · Anglo is also used in non-Hispanic contexts. In Canada, where its usage dates at least to 1800, the distinction is between persons of English and French descent. And in American historical contexts Anglo is apt to be used more strictly to refer to persons of English heritage, as in this passage describing the politics of nation-building in pre-Revolutionary America: "The 'unity' of the American people derived . . . from the ability and willingness of an Anglo elite to stamp its image on other peoples coming to this country" (Benjamin Schwarz). ”
- ^ El Andar: Feature Story (March, 1996). letter to the editor, The Arizona Republic (August 4, 1992).
See also
- Anglosphere
- Anglo-African
- Anglo-Burmese
- Anglo-Celtic
- Anglo-Indian
- Anglo-Irish
- Anglophile, Anglophobe
- Anglophone
- Anglo-Saxon
- Anglo-Scottish border
- Anglo-Scot
- Anglo-Boer War
Dictionary
anglo
-noun
- An English person or person of English ancestry.
- In the United States, an American, esp. a White American, whose native language is English. The term generally is used in contrast to Americans for whom Spanish is their native language, or people whose ancestry is from Latin America. The term is used without regard to English descent. It is likely derived as a reference to English (rather than Spanish) as a native language.
- A white-skinned person.
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