What is the meaning of Anglo-Saxon?

noun

  • A native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest.
  • 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'.
    • usage: "in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain"; "his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons"
  • English prior to about 1100.

adjective

  • Of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language.
    • usage: "Anglo-Saxon poetry"; "The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland"
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