Anglo-American

Anglo-American

Anglo-American may refer to:
* English American, a North American of English heritage
* Pertaining to Anglo-America, a term denoting an area of mixed English and American influence or heritage, or those parts of or groups within the Americas which have a tie to or which are influenced by England; or simply English-speaking America.
* The Anglo-American ethnic group, a person who is European American or English Canadian.
* Sometimes used to jointly describe the United States and the United Kingdom; see Anglo-American relations

Some examples of usage include:
* Anglo American plc, one of the largest mining conglomerates in the world
* Anglo-American Film Corporation, film production and distribution company, mainly active in the 1940s
* AACR2 or the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd Edition, a standard in the library industry for cataloging books and resources.

;See also
*American English (disambiguation)


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