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Definition of Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon

A Saxon of Britain, that is, an English Saxon, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or "Old") Saxon.

The Teutonic people (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) of England, or the English people, collectively, before the Norman Conquest.

The language of the English people before the Conquest (sometimes called Old English). See Saxon.

One of the race or people who claim descent from the Saxons, Angles, or other Teutonic tribes who settled in England; a person of English descent in its broadest sense.

Of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or their language.

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Anglo-Saxon Translations

Anglo-Saxon in Afrikaans is Angel-Saksies, Angel-Sakser
Anglo-Saxon in Dutch is Angelsaksisch
Anglo-Saxon in Swedish is anglosaxiska
Anglo-saxon in Swedish is anglosaxisk

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