Anglo

The term Anglo can be used as a prefix to indicate a relation to England, as in the phrases 'Anglo-American' or 'Anglo-America'.

Related Topics:
England - Anglo-American - Anglo-America

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It is also used, somewhat loosely, to refer to a person or people of English or British ethnicity in North America. In Canada, it is usually used to distinguish the English-speaking population from the Francophone communities. In much of the United States, especially in the Southwest, it is often used to refer to all white people of non-Hispanic ethnicity, athough this usage is as erroneous as referring to all Hispanics as "Mexicans." In areas where a number of French speakers are present, such as southern Louisiana or northern New England, it may refer primarily to people who are not of French heritage. In Australia "Anglo" is the abbreviation of "Anglo-Celtic" or "Anglo-Irish", which refers to the majority of Australians who are of mixed English and Irish stock. Roughly, one third of Australians are of Irish ancestry.

Related Topics:
North America - Canada - Francophone - United States - Southwest - White - Hispanic - Louisiana - New England - Anglo-Celtic

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In Scotland the term "Anglo-Scot", often shortened to "Anglo", is used to refer to people born in England with Scottish ancestry such as Rod Stewart and Sandy Lyle.

Related Topics:
Scotland - Rod Stewart - Sandy Lyle

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In general, the term is used to contrast the national "majority" with ethnic minority groups, and rarely connotes specific ancestral or cultural origins, (compare WASP).

Related Topics:
Ethnic - WASP

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For the term's use in a global context, see Anglosphere

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