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ANGLO-SAXON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Anglo-Saxon; Old English
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
Classified under:
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 3
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'
Example:
his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
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)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language
Example:
The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
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)