noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ̯/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ̯]
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈæŋ.ɡlɵʊ̯/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈæŋ.ɡlɵ̞ʊ̯]
/ˈæŋ.ɡloʊ̯/without æ-raising
[ˈæŋ.ɡloʊ̯]without æ-raising
/ˈæŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯/without æ-raising
[ˈæŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯]without æ-raising
/ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡloʊ̯/
[ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡloʊ̯]
/ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯/
[ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯]
/ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡloʊ̯/
[ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡloʊ̯]
/ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯/
[ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯]
Australian:/ˈæŋ.ɡləʉ/
Australian:[ˈæŋ.ɡləʉ]
Australian:/ˈæŋ.ɡlɐʉ/
Australian:[ˈæŋ.ɡlɐ̝ʉ]
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:AE1 NG G L OW0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An English person or person of English ancestry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Back when we went to the World Cup in South Africa, we saw many anglos waving English flags.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An English person or person of English ancestry.
An Anglo-Australian (as opposed to Australians of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A British person or person of British ancestry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Clipping of anglophone.
An English-speaking Quebecer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Clipping of anglophone.
A North American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English (as opposed to Americans who have another native language).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southwestern, US, informal, offensive, sometimes
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
An anglo concertina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Alternative letter-case form of anglo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.