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Anglo-America is a region in the Americas
Americas

The Americas are the region of the Western hemisphere that consists of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions....
 in which English culture dominates, with English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 as the main language, and Protestantism
Protestantism

Protestantism is a movement within Christianity that originated in the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. It is considered to be one of the three principal traditions of Christianity, together with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy....
 as the predominant religion. Anglo-America is distinct from Latin America
Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages ? particularly Spanish language and Portuguese language, and variably French language ? are primarily spoken....
, its Romance
Romance languages

The Romance languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages comprising all the languages that descend from Latin language, the language of ancient Rome....
-Catholic
Catholic

Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
 counterpart.

o-America includes the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 in North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
, and the term is frequently used in reference to the two countries together.

adjective Anglo-American is used in the following ways:

noun, Anglo-American can refer to an English speaking European American
European American

A European American is a person who resides in the United States and is either from Europe or is the descendant of European ethnic groups immigrants or founding colonists....
 and/or an English Canadian
English Canadian

An English Canadian is a Canada whose principal language is English language or who is of English people; it is used primarily in contrast with French Canadian....
, sometimes shortened to Anglo
Anglo

The term Anglo is used as a prefix to indicate a relation to the Angles, England or the English people, as in the terms Anglo-Saxon, English American, Anglo-Celtic, and Anglo-Indian....
.






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Anglo-America is a region in the Americas
Americas

The Americas are the region of the Western hemisphere that consists of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions....
 in which English culture dominates, with English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 as the main language, and Protestantism
Protestantism

Protestantism is a movement within Christianity that originated in the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. It is considered to be one of the three principal traditions of Christianity, together with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy....
 as the predominant religion. Anglo-America is distinct from Latin America
Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages ? particularly Spanish language and Portuguese language, and variably French language ? are primarily spoken....
, its Romance
Romance languages

The Romance languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages comprising all the languages that descend from Latin language, the language of ancient Rome....
-Catholic
Catholic

Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
 counterpart.

Geographic region of Anglo-America

Anglo-America includes the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 in North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
, 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:
  • to denote the cultural sphere shared by the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
    , the United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    , and sometimes English Canada
    English Canada

    English Canada is a term used to describe one of the following:# English Canadians, a term usually meaning English Canadian Canadians, as opposed to French Canadian Canadian....
    . For example, "Anglo-American culture is different from French culture." Political leaders including Sir Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric ....
     have utilized the term to discuss the "special relationship
    Special relationship

    The phrase special relationship is often used to describe the exceptionally close political, diplomatic, cultural and historical relations Anglo-American relations, following its use in a 1946 speech by Winston Churchill....
    " between the United States and the United Kingdom.
  • to describe relations between the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
     on one hand and the Americas, in particular the United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    , on the other. For example, "Anglo-American relations
    Anglo-American relations

    File:President Barack Obama meets Prime Minister Gordon Brown.jpgAnglo-American relations are used to describe the relations of the United States and the United Kingdom....
     were tense before the War of 1812
    War of 1812

    The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire , was fought from 1812 to 1815.There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S....
    ."


Anglo-American ethnic group

As a noun, Anglo-American can refer to an English speaking European American
European American

A European American is a person who resides in the United States and is either from Europe or is the descendant of European ethnic groups immigrants or founding colonists....
 and/or an English Canadian
English Canadian

An English Canadian is a Canada whose principal language is English language or who is of English people; it is used primarily in contrast with French Canadian....
, sometimes shortened to Anglo
Anglo

The term Anglo is used as a prefix to indicate a relation to the Angles, England or the English people, as in the terms Anglo-Saxon, English American, Anglo-Celtic, and Anglo-Indian....
. 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 American
English American

English Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England. According to United States Census, 2000 data, Americans claiming English descent form the Ethnic groups in the United States#Racial makeup of the U.S....
s, German American
German American

German Americans are citizens of the United States of Germans ancestry, with traditions and self-identity based on German language and culture....
s, Irish American
Irish American

Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. A total of 36,495,800 Americans reported Irish ancestry in the 2006 American Community Survey....
s, and other northern Europe
Northern Europe

Northern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe. The United Nations defines Northern Europe as including the following countries and dependent regions:...
an descent peoples, comprising the majority of English-speaking Europeans in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

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See also

  • Americas (terminology)
    Americas (terminology)

    The Americas, also known as America , are the lands of the western hemisphere, composed of numerous entities and regions variably defined by geography, politics, and culture....
  • Anglo
    Anglo

    The term Anglo is used as a prefix to indicate a relation to the Angles, England or the English people, as in the terms Anglo-Saxon, English American, Anglo-Celtic, and Anglo-Indian....
  • Anglophone
    Anglophone

    An Anglophone is someone who speaks the English language. As an adjective, it refers to belonging to an English-speaking population especially in a country where two or more languages are spoken....
  • Anglo African
  • European American
    European American

    A European American is a person who resides in the United States and is either from Europe or is the descendant of European ethnic groups immigrants or founding colonists....
  • Hyphenated American
    Hyphenated American

    The term hyphenated American is an epithet common from 1890 to 1920 used to disparage Americans who were of foreign birth or origin, and who displayed an allegiance to a foreign country....
  • Northern America
    Northern America

    Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America ; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico....
  • Anglosphere
    Anglosphere

    The word Anglosphere describes a concept of a group of anglophone nations which share historical, political, and cultural characteristics rooted in or attributed to the historical experience of the United Kingdom....