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Anglo British & World English

a white English-speaking person of British or northern European origin, in particular (in the US) as distinct from a Hispanic American or (in Canada) as distinct from a French-speaker

Anglo-Celt British & World English

a person of British or Irish descent (used chiefly outside Britain and Ireland)

Anglo-Irish British & World English

relating to both Britain and Ireland (or specifically the Republic of Ireland)

Anglo-Latin British & World English

the form of Latin used in medieval England

Anglo-Saxon British & World English

relating to or denoting the Germanic inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century up to the Norman Conquest

Anglo-Boer War British & World English

either of the Boer Wars, but typically the second

Anglo-Indian British & World English

relating to both Britain and India

Anglo-Nubian British & World English

a goat of a coloured breed with a short glossy coat and lop ears, kept for its rich milk

Anglo-Catholic British & World English

relating to Anglo-Catholicism

Anglo-Catholicism British & World English

a tradition within the Anglican Church which is close to Catholicism in its doctrine and worship and is broadly identified with High Church Anglicanism. As a movement, Anglo-Catholicism grew out of the Oxford Movement of the 1830s and 1840s

Anglo-Irish Treaty British & World English

an agreement signed in 1921 by representatives of the British government and the provisional Irish Republican government, by which Ireland was partitioned and the Irish Free State created in 1922

Anglo-Norman French (also Anglo-Norman) British & World English

the variety of Norman French used in England after the Norman Conquest. It remained the language of the English nobility for several centuries

Anglo-Irish Agreement British & World English

an agreement made between Britain and the Republic of Ireland in 1985, admitting the Republic to discussions on Northern Irish affairs and providing for greater cooperation between the security forces in border areas

Anglo-Norman in Anglo-Norman French (also Anglo-Norman) British & World English

the variety of Norman French used in England after the Norman Conquest. It remained the language of the English nobility for several centuries

Anglocentric British & World English

centred on or considered in terms of England or Britain