Standard Lemma guide

anglo

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.

Sound

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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Anglo-.

Real reading context

anglo in complete knowledge articles