Definition: (adj) - related to British civilization
Je ne connais pas bien les traditions anglo-saxonnes - I'm not really familiar with the traditions of British civilization.
The English term Anglo-Saxon refers to a historical people and is found in the classification White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP). In French, however, anglo-saxon is used as a catch-all for anything related to Britain and British civilization, including the United States. To anglophone ears, it can sound strange to hear anglo-saxon used over and over in French, but it is a modern-day term in that language.
Related: un Anglo-Saxon, une Anglo-Saxonne - a person from Britain or the United States
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Je ne connais pas bien les traditions anglo-saxonnes - I'm not really familiar with the traditions of British civilization.
The English term Anglo-Saxon refers to a historical people and is found in the classification White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP). In French, however, anglo-saxon is used as a catch-all for anything related to Britain and British civilization, including the United States. To anglophone ears, it can sound strange to hear anglo-saxon used over and over in French, but it is a modern-day term in that language.
Related: un Anglo-Saxon, une Anglo-Saxonne - a person from Britain or the United States
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Pronunciation: [a(n) glo sa kso(n)]Audio Link
