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Anglo-America

Anglo-America

LocationWHAngloAmerica2.png and the United States). Other officially English-speaking areas are in light green. Francophone Quebec, which may or may not be included in Anglo-America, is in blue.]] Anglo-America is a region in the Americas in which English is the main language, 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.

Meaning of adjective "Anglo-American"

The adjective Anglo-American is used in the following ways:

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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