Anglo-America

Anglo-America

Anglo-America is a region in the Americas in which English is the main language,"Anglo-America", vol. 1, Micropædia, "Encyclopædia Britannica", 15th ed., Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1990. ISBN 0-85229-511-1.] or one which has significant British historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural links. Anglo-America is distinct from Latin America, a region of the Americas where Romance languages derived from Latin (namely, French, Spanish and Portuguese) are prevalent.

Geographic region of Anglo-America

Anglo-America includes the United States and Canada in North America, and the term is frequently used in reference to the two countries together." [http://www.bartleby.com/65/na/NAmer.html North America] " " [http://www.bartleby.com/65 The Columbia Encyclopedia] , 6th ed. 2001-5. New York: Columbia University Press.]

Meaning of adjective "Anglo-American"

The adjective Anglo-American is used in the following ways:
* to denote the cultural sphere shared by the United Kingdom, the United States, and sometimes English Canada. For example, "Anglo-American culture is different from French culture." Political leaders including Sir Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan have utilized the term to discuss the "special relationship" between the United States and the United Kingdom.
* to describe relations between the United Kingdom on one hand and the Americas, in particular the United States, on the other. For example, "Anglo-American relations were tense before the War of 1812."

Anglo-American ethnic group

As a noun, Anglo-American can refer to an English speaking European American and/or an English Canadian, sometimes shortened to Anglo. This usage occurs most frequently in the discussion of the history of English-speaking people of the United States and the Spanish-speaking people residing in the western U.S. during the Mexican-American War. This usage generally ignores the distinctions between English Americans, German Americans, Irish Americans, and other northern European descent peoples, comprising the majority of English-speaking Europeans in the United States.

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ee also

*Americas (terminology)
*Anglo
*Anglophone
*Anglo African
*European American
*Hyphenated American
*Northern America


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