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.
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Specialized Usage
Canada
In Canada, and especially in Quebec, the term anglophone is widely used to designate someone whose everyday language is English, as contrasted to francophone (someone whose everyday language is French) and allophones (those who use any other language).
United States
In much of the United States, especially in the Southwest, Anglo 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. For the rest of the united States, the term generally conjures up vague notions of English-ness.
Australia
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 contemporary Australian usage "Anglo" is often used to denote the dominant ethnic group in Australia, either neutrally or as a slur. The slur equivalent is generally "Skip," in reference to the inanity of the title character in the Skippy the Bush Kangaroo television series.
Scotland
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
