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Meaning of Anglo-Saxony in English:

Anglo-Saxony

noun

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  • Originally: the territory or domain of the continental Angles and Saxons, or of the Anglo-Saxons. Hence: = Anglo-Saxondom .

Pronunciation

Anglo-Saxony

/ˌaŋɡləʊˈsaksəni/ /ˌaŋɡləʊˈsaks(ə)ni/

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Thomson (1765–1846), physician and surgeon. From Anglo- + the name of Saxony, after Anglo-Saxon.