Anglo-Saxon
ang·lo·sa·xon
noun
2.
a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'
- “in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain”
- “his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons”
3.
adjective
1.
of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language
- “Anglo-Saxon poetry”
- “The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland”
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