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单词 anglo-irishman
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Anglo-Irishmann.

Brit. /ˌaŋɡləʊ ˈʌɪrᵻʃmən/, U.S. /ˌæŋɡloʊ ˈaɪrɪʃmən/
Inflections: Plural Anglo-Irishmen.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Anglo- comb. form, Irishman n.
Etymology: < Anglo- comb. form + Irishman n. Compare earlier Anglo-Irish n.
A person of English descent living in Ireland; (also) a person of mixed English and Irish descent.
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1814 J. Lawless Compend. Hist. Ireland 141 Like many Anglo-Irishmen who have succeeded him, he fled for refuge from the honest enquiries of his sovereign to the senseless calumny of the country which he presumed to represent.
1846 Times 22 Sept. 6/6 Yours, &c., An Anglo-Irishman.
1927 J. J. Hogan Eng. Lang. in Ireland 26 Irish history, as seen by a loyal and patriotic Anglo-Irishman.
1991 Toronto Star 29 Dec. c8/1 An Anglo-Irishman, landowner and Protestant, Parnell might have been an unlikely candidate to become a hero of the Irish.
2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 24 Feb. 89 The 32-year-old Anglo-Irishman..has agreed a two-year contract with the Tigers.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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