Anglo
1 Americannoun
plural
Anglos-
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
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(sometimes lowercase) an English-speaking person in a place where English is not the language of the majority.
adjective
noun
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a White inhabitant of the United States who is not of Latin extraction
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an Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent
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an English-speaking Canadian, esp one of Anglo-Celtic origin; an Anglo-Canadian
combining form
Etymology
Origin of Anglo1
First recorded in 1835–45; independent use of Anglo-
Origin of Anglo-2
Example Sentences
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Diversified miner Anglo American is down around 2.5% and Glencore drops 1.8%.
Diversified miner Anglo American is up 3.4% and Glencore rises 1.8%.
Among the large diversified miners, Jefferies views Glencore, Anglo American, Teck Resources and Vale as being the best value at current prices.
Canadian miner Teck Resources, in talks over a multi-billion-dollar merger with Anglo American to forge a copper giant, noted that its profits have been driven by "significantly higher copper prices".
From Barron's
Resources groups that have not fared so well in 2025 -- iron ore behemoth Rio Tinto and Anglo American -- are ramping up production of copper to help offset sagging demand for steel and diamonds.
From Barron's
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