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ANGLO-SAXON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Anglo-Saxon mean? 

ANGLO-SAXON (noun)
  The noun ANGLO-SAXON has 3 senses:

1. a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquestplay

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'play

3. English prior to about 1100play

  Familiarity information: ANGLO-SAXON used as a noun is uncommon.


ANGLO-SAXON (adjective)
  The adjective ANGLO-SAXON has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their languageplay

  Familiarity information: ANGLO-SAXON used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANGLO-SAXON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Anglo-Saxon" is a kind of...):

English person (a native or inhabitant of England)

Domain member category:

Anglo-Saxon deity ((Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons)

Derivation:

Anglo-Saxon (of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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'

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons

Hypernyms ("Anglo-Saxon" is a kind of...):

English person (a native or inhabitant of England)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)


Sense 3

Meaning:

English prior to about 1100

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Anglo-Saxon; Old English

Hypernyms ("Anglo-Saxon" is a kind of...):

English; English language (an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Anglo-Saxon"):

West Saxon (a literary dialect of Old English)

Anglian; Jutish; Kentish (one of the major dialects of Old English)

Derivation:

Anglo-Saxon (of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language)


ANGLO-SAXON (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland

Pertainym:

Anglo-Saxon (a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest)

Derivation:

Anglo-Saxon (English prior to about 1100)

Anglo-Saxon (a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest)


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