Anglo-Americanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌaŋɡləʊəˈmɛrᵻk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌæŋɡloʊəˈmɛr(ə)k(ə)n/

Forms: also occasionally with lower-case initial in the second element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Anglo- comb. form, American adj.

Etymology: < Anglo- comb. form + American adj. Compare French anglo-américain, adjective and noun (both 1777).

A. adj.

a. Of, belonging to, or involving both England (or Britain) and America. In early use also: of or belonging to the British American colonies (now historical).

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [adjective] > and other

French-English1580

Anglo-German1683

Anglo-American1769

Anglo-Welsh1772

Anglo-French1797

Anglo-Russian?1800

Anglo-Turkish?1800

Anglo-Indian1805

Anglo-Irish1810

Anglo-Scandinavian1836

Anglo-Egyptian1838

Hiberno-English1840

Anglo-Jewish1843

Anglo-Norse1872

Anglo-Boer1881

Anglo-Roman1913

Anglo-Soviet1920

Anglo-Arab1923

Anglo-Frisian1955

1769 B. Franklin Inq. in Papers (1973) XVII. 322 Such an Anglo-American parliament is the only way to make government equal for all.

1779 Remarks on Rescript Court Madrid 34 Is it possible that Franklyn could have holden this language to the court of Versailles, if Lewis had hitherto declined all the overtures made to him from the Anglo-American Colonies?

1787 G. Greive tr. F. J. de Chastellux Trav. N.-Amer. II. 284 Let not the Anglo-American Consul General to the United States complain.

1812 H. Marshall Hist. Kentucky 81 The Anglo-American army, then on its march to attack the French and Indians, posted in Fort Duquesne.

1841 H. S. Foote Texas & Texans I. 97 The heroic achievements of these three hundred Anglo-American soldiers.

1898 W. James Coll. Ess. & Rev. (1920) 436 The great Anglo-American alliance against the world, of which we nowadays hear so much.

1933 Discovery Dec. 359/1 An Anglo-American agreement has now been reached regarding a transatlantic air service.

1989 R. D. Brown Knowl. is Power 11 Literacy..was widely diffused among the white population of the Anglo-American colonies.

2005 Permaculture Mag. Winter 5/2 Few doubt that the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq..had a certain oil agenda, whatever the declared pretexts.

b. Originally: of or designating the English language as used in America. Now chiefly: of or designating the English language, regarded as the language of both Britain and America (cf. sense A. 1a).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > of varieties of English > American English

American1650

Anglo-American1810

salt river1828

Yankeea1854

Midland1873

New Yorkese1889

American English1892

Yinglish1953

Valley Girl1982

Yat1985

1810 Edinb. Rev. Nov. 115 The two first words of it bespeak a foreign idiom, characterizing, as might be expected, the Anglo-American language, in which this Journal is written.

1833 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 14 But if we know any thing of the Anglo-American dialects, the conversations in Mrs. Trollope are..fabrications.

1894 N.Y. Times 30 Dec. 21/4 We did, indeed, know, we Americans, that the city fortress..had smuggled one unregenerate, unreformable shibboleth—tariff—into the Anglo-American language.

1961 Amer. Speech 36 45 A number of Anglo-American loanwords [in German] are related to golf, horse racing, swimming, hockey, and track.

1995 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) (Nexis) 1 Jan. 15 All attempts to stop the progression of the Anglo-American language proved to be vain. We have to admit that English now has a special status.

2. Of an American: that is of English or other white European origin. Also: of or relating to these people, their culture, customs, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adjective] > by country of origin

African1722

American1761

Low Dutch1774

Pennsylvania Dutch1792

Anglo-American1797

Irish-American1820

Africo-American1825

American African1826

Afro-American1831

Polish-American1850

Chinese-American1854

Italian–American1854

Russo-American1878

African American1885

Senegambian1911

Afrikan1929

Mexican-American1948

Asian American1950

Amerasian1965

Chicano1966

Anglo1968

Tejano1978

1797 C. Pinckney in State Papers U.S. (1817) III. 141 I should have made some observation on being termed Anglo-American, but, on inquiry, I found it was customary to call all my countrymen so, to distinguish us from the inhabitants of St. Domingo, and the other French West India Islands.

1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. at Texas Distrust between the Anglo-American colonists..and the settlers of Spanish descent.

1851 C. Cist Sketches & Statistics Cincinnati 34 Destined to render the Anglo-American race paramount throughout this great continent.

1880 G. W. Cable Grandissimes liii. 402 A comparison of..Anglo-American and Franco-American conventionalities.

1936 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 23 286 During the period, 1865–87, the Mescaleros.., and Coyoteros..sprayed the Anglo-American and Mexican settlements with their devastating raids.

1997 Gallop! Jan. 32/1 American Indian, Spanish-American and Anglo-American heritage mixes like nowhere else in Alberquerque's food!

B. n.

An American of English or other white European origin, esp. in contrast to American Indians or (later) Hispanic Americans.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > by country of origin

American1648

African1700

High Dutch1773

Low Dutch1773

German-American1775

African American1782

Anglo-American1785

Irish-American1786

Africo-American1788

American African1826

Pennsylvania German1827

Pennsylvania Dutch1831

Afro-American1833

far-downer1834

Mexicano1847

knickerbocker1848

Chinese-American1854

Italian–American1873

Polish-American1876

Polacker1883

roundhead1895

hunk1896

Polack1898

Senegambian1900

bohunk1903

honky1904

hunyak1911

Turk1914

boho1920

Anglo1923

Euro-American1925

turkey1932

narrowback1933

nisei1934

roundheader1934

pachuco1943

pocho1944

Latino1946

Chicano1947

Mexican-American1948

Asian American1952

Amerasian1957

Chicana1966

Afrikan1972

Hispanic1972

1738 Remarks on Trial of J. P. Zenger i. 16 (Signature of letter) I am yours, &c. Anglo-Americanus.]

1785 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia 27 In case of a war with our neighbours the Anglo-Americans or the Indians, the route to New-York becomes a frontier.

1787 S. S. Smith Ess. Complexion (1788) 194 The Anglo-Americans on the frontiers of the states, who acquire their sustenance principally by hunting.

1792 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. (ed. 2) 63 The greater part, however, are descended from the English; and for the sake of distinction, are called Anglo-Americans.

1828 ‘C. Sealsfield’ Americans as they Are xi. 132 The Anglo-Americans, however, treat their slaves throughout better than the French.

1842 McDonogh Papers (1898) 64 The Anglo-Americans, a term by which all Americans and strangers generally are called by the natives of Louisiana of French descent.

1858 Texas Almanac 114 The Anglo-Americans of Texas were threatened with subjection to military despotism.

1927 Travel Nov. 20/2 Soon he will be in the heart of the country where the Anglo-Americans settled under Spanish grants.

1948 Seventeen June 4/4 We had a Chinese boy cheerleader, a Mexican girl cheerleader, and three Anglo-Americans.

1991 Hispanic Nov. 8/2 For the entire 44 years of my life I have listened to Anglo Americans refer to Hispanic people as ‘wetbacks’, ‘spics’, ‘beaners’, ‘greasers’, and the like in jokes and in serious conversation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anglo-american
释义	Anglo-Americanadj.n. Brit. /ˌaŋɡləʊəˈmɛrᵻk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌæŋɡloʊəˈmɛr(ə)k(ə)n/ Forms: also occasionally with lower-case initial in the second element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Anglo- comb. form, American adj. Etymology: < Anglo- comb. form + American adj. Compare French anglo-américain, adjective and noun (both 1777). A. adj. 1. a. Of, belonging to, or involving both England (or Britain) and America. In early use also: of or belonging to the British American colonies (now historical). ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [adjective] > and other French-English1580 Anglo-German1683 Anglo-American1769 Anglo-Welsh1772 Anglo-French1797 Anglo-Russian?1800 Anglo-Turkish?1800 Anglo-Indian1805 Anglo-Irish1810 Anglo-Scandinavian1836 Anglo-Egyptian1838 Hiberno-English1840 Anglo-Jewish1843 Anglo-Norse1872 Anglo-Boer1881 Anglo-Roman1913 Anglo-Soviet1920 Anglo-Arab1923 Anglo-Frisian1955 1769 B. Franklin Inq. in Papers (1973) XVII. 322 Such an Anglo-American parliament is the only way to make government equal for all. 1779 Remarks on Rescript Court Madrid 34 Is it possible that Franklyn could have holden this language to the court of Versailles, if Lewis had hitherto declined all the overtures made to him from the Anglo-American Colonies? 1787 G. Greive tr. F. J. de Chastellux Trav. N.-Amer. II. 284 Let not the Anglo-American Consul General to the United States complain. 1812 H. Marshall Hist. Kentucky 81 The Anglo-American army, then on its march to attack the French and Indians, posted in Fort Duquesne. 1841 H. S. Foote Texas & Texans I. 97 The heroic achievements of these three hundred Anglo-American soldiers. 1898 W. James Coll. Ess. & Rev. (1920) 436 The great Anglo-American alliance against the world, of which we nowadays hear so much. 1933 Discovery Dec. 359/1 An Anglo-American agreement has now been reached regarding a transatlantic air service. 1989 R. D. Brown Knowl. is Power 11 Literacy..was widely diffused among the white population of the Anglo-American colonies. 2005 Permaculture Mag. Winter 5/2 Few doubt that the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq..had a certain oil agenda, whatever the declared pretexts. b. Originally: of or designating the English language as used in America. Now chiefly: of or designating the English language, regarded as the language of both Britain and America (cf. sense A. 1a). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > of varieties of English > American English American1650 Anglo-American1810 salt river1828 Yankeea1854 Midland1873 New Yorkese1889 American English1892 Yinglish1953 Valley Girl1982 Yat1985 1810 Edinb. Rev. Nov. 115 The two first words of it bespeak a foreign idiom, characterizing, as might be expected, the Anglo-American language, in which this Journal is written. 1833 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 14 But if we know any thing of the Anglo-American dialects, the conversations in Mrs. Trollope are..fabrications. 1894 N.Y. Times 30 Dec. 21/4 We did, indeed, know, we Americans, that the city fortress..had smuggled one unregenerate, unreformable shibboleth—tariff—into the Anglo-American language. 1961 Amer. Speech 36 45 A number of Anglo-American loanwords [in German] are related to golf, horse racing, swimming, hockey, and track. 1995 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) (Nexis) 1 Jan. 15 All attempts to stop the progression of the Anglo-American language proved to be vain. We have to admit that English now has a special status. 2. Of an American: that is of English or other white European origin. Also: of or relating to these people, their culture, customs, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adjective] > by country of origin African1722 American1761 Low Dutch1774 Pennsylvania Dutch1792 Anglo-American1797 Irish-American1820 Africo-American1825 American African1826 Afro-American1831 Polish-American1850 Chinese-American1854 Italian–American1854 Russo-American1878 African American1885 Senegambian1911 Afrikan1929 Mexican-American1948 Asian American1950 Amerasian1965 Chicano1966 Anglo1968 Tejano1978 1797 C. Pinckney in State Papers U.S. (1817) III. 141 I should have made some observation on being termed Anglo-American, but, on inquiry, I found it was customary to call all my countrymen so, to distinguish us from the inhabitants of St. Domingo, and the other French West India Islands. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. at Texas Distrust between the Anglo-American colonists..and the settlers of Spanish descent. 1851 C. Cist Sketches & Statistics Cincinnati 34 Destined to render the Anglo-American race paramount throughout this great continent. 1880 G. W. Cable Grandissimes liii. 402 A comparison of..Anglo-American and Franco-American conventionalities. 1936 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 23 286 During the period, 1865–87, the Mescaleros.., and Coyoteros..sprayed the Anglo-American and Mexican settlements with their devastating raids. 1997 Gallop! Jan. 32/1 American Indian, Spanish-American and Anglo-American heritage mixes like nowhere else in Alberquerque's food! B. n. An American of English or other white European origin, esp. in contrast to American Indians or (later) Hispanic Americans. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > by country of origin American1648 African1700 High Dutch1773 Low Dutch1773 German-American1775 African American1782 Anglo-American1785 Irish-American1786 Africo-American1788 American African1826 Pennsylvania German1827 Pennsylvania Dutch1831 Afro-American1833 far-downer1834 Mexicano1847 knickerbocker1848 Chinese-American1854 Italian–American1873 Polish-American1876 Polacker1883 roundhead1895 hunk1896 Polack1898 Senegambian1900 bohunk1903 honky1904 hunyak1911 Turk1914 boho1920 Anglo1923 Euro-American1925 turkey1932 narrowback1933 nisei1934 roundheader1934 pachuco1943 pocho1944 Latino1946 Chicano1947 Mexican-American1948 Asian American1952 Amerasian1957 Chicana1966 Afrikan1972 Hispanic1972 1738 Remarks on Trial of J. P. Zenger i. 16 (Signature of letter) I am yours, &c. Anglo-Americanus.] 1785 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia 27 In case of a war with our neighbours the Anglo-Americans or the Indians, the route to New-York becomes a frontier. 1787 S. S. Smith Ess. Complexion (1788) 194 The Anglo-Americans on the frontiers of the states, who acquire their sustenance principally by hunting. 1792 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. (ed. 2) 63 The greater part, however, are descended from the English; and for the sake of distinction, are called Anglo-Americans. 1828 ‘C. Sealsfield’ Americans as they Are xi. 132 The Anglo-Americans, however, treat their slaves throughout better than the French. 1842 McDonogh Papers (1898) 64 The Anglo-Americans, a term by which all Americans and strangers generally are called by the natives of Louisiana of French descent. 1858 Texas Almanac 114 The Anglo-Americans of Texas were threatened with subjection to military despotism. 1927 Travel Nov. 20/2 Soon he will be in the heart of the country where the Anglo-Americans settled under Spanish grants. 1948 Seventeen June 4/4 We had a Chinese boy cheerleader, a Mexican girl cheerleader, and three Anglo-Americans. 1991 Hispanic Nov. 8/2 For the entire 44 years of my life I have listened to Anglo Americans refer to Hispanic people as ‘wetbacks’, ‘spics’, ‘beaners’, ‘greasers’, and the like in jokes and in serious conversation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1769
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