Anglo-Saxon

Meanings

Proper Noun

• Synonym of Old English .

Noun

• A member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England during the early fifth century.
• A person of English ethnic descent.
• A light-skinned and/or blond-haired person presumably of North European descent like British.
• Profanity, especially words derived from Old English.

Adjective

• Related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language.
• Related to nations which speak primarily English and influenced by English culture and customs; especially Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States.
• Favouring a liberal free market economy.
• Descended from some other North European settlers like the British (English).

Origin

• , from Latin Angli Saxones, as distinguished from the Continental Saxons.