Anglo
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The term Anglo can be used as a prefix to indicate a relation to England, as in the phrases 'Anglo-American' or 'Anglo-America'.
It is also used, somewhat loosely, to refer to a person or people of English or British ethnicity in North America. In Canada, it is usually used to distinguish the English-speaking population from the Francophone communities. In much of the United States, especially in the Southwest, it is often used to refer to all white people of non-Hispanic ethnicity. In areas where a number of French speakers are present, such as southern Louisiana or northern New England, it may refer primarily to people who are not of French heritage. In Australia "Anglo" is the abbreviation of Anglo-Celtic or Anglo-Irish, which refers to the majority of Australians who are of mixed English and Irish stock. Roughly one third of Australians are of Irish ancestry.
In Scotland the term Anglo-Scot, often shortened to "Anglo", is used to refer to people born in England with Scottish ancestry such as Rod Stewart and Sandy Lyle.
In general, the term is used to contrast the national "majority" with ethnic minority groups, and rarely connotes specific ancestral or cultural origins (compare WASP). Nonetheless, some consider broad uses erroneous, particularly if they feel that it does connote English ancestry or culture.
For the term's use in a global context, see Anglosphere
See also
Categories: England | Ethnic groups of the United Kingdom | Ethnic groups of the United States | Ethnic groups of Australasia | Ethnic groups of Canada
