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   Anglo-Saxon

   /ˌaŋɡləʊˈsaksn/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting the Germanic inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century up to the Norman Conquest.
   • ▪ of English descent.
   • ▪ of, in, or relating to the Old English language.
   • ▪ (of an English word or expression) plain, in particular vulgar: "using a lot of good old Anglo-Saxon expletives"

   noun

   • 1. a Germanic inhabitant of England between the 5th century and the Norman Conquest.
   • ▪ a person of English descent.
   • ▪ any white, English-speaking person. North American
   • 2. the Old English language.
   • ▪ plain English, in particular vulgar slang. informal

   Word Origin from modern Latin Anglo-Saxones (plural), medieval Latin Angli Saxones.

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