Anglo-Saxon
An·glo-Sax·on
/ˌæŋgloʊˈsæksən/ noun , pl -ons
1 a [ count ] : a member of the Germanic people who conquered Britain in the fifth century A.D.
1 b [ noncount ] : the language of the Anglo-Saxons : old english
There are many words from Anglo-Saxon that survive in English today.
2 [ count ] : a person whose ancestors were English
Anglo-Saxon adj
an Anglo-Saxon person
a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant
an Anglo-Saxon word
