Anglo-American.
/ˌaŋɡləʊəˈmɛrᵻkə/, U.S. /ˈˌæŋɡloʊəˈmɛrəkə/ Originally: the English-speaking population of North America (before and after independence from Britain). Later: North America, esp. as distinct from Latin America; (also) spec. the sector of the North American population with British or northern European ancestry.In quot. 1778, the reference is to the American colonies under British rule.
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1778 A. Kellet Pocket of Prose & Verse 107 Auspicious statesman, thou whose..pow'r, Anglo-America will e'er revere.
1797 H. A. Freeman tr. L. S. Mercier Astræa's Return xliii. 266 It was in consequence of this species of contempt and insensibility..[that] the colonies of Anglo-America were excited to rebellion.
1829 Times 4 Dec. 2/5 An annual medal to be awarded for the most useful discovery in chymistry in England or Anglo-America.
1880 Davenport (Iowa) Gaz. 28 Apr. 2/3 Expel caste from its rule of hate at West Point,..the better..to teach the young scions of Anglo-America..true ‘honor’.
1950 E. J. Foscue in G. H. Smith Conservation Nat. Resources xiv. 291 The St. Lawrence seaway..[is] an essential item in the defense of Anglo-America.
2005 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 1 May k5 He insists on..‘Latinidad’ as an antidote to the rational efficiency and alienated individualism of Anglo America.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.1778- clock on
- clock out
- clock part
- clock patience
- clock pulse
- clock puncher
- clock quarter
- clock radio
- clock rate
- clock sale
- clock setter
- clock signal
- clock solitaire
- clock speed
- clock spring
- clock stocking
- clock storey
- clock time
- clock tower
- clock trade
- clock train
- clock up
- clock weight
- clock wheel
- clock winder