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Anglo-America is a region in the Americas in which English is a main language, or one which has significant Britishmarker historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural links. Anglo-America is distinct from Latin America, a region of the Americas where Romance languages (namely, Spanish, Portuguese, and variably French) are prevalent.

Geographic region

Anglo-America includes the United Statesmarker and Canadamarker in North America, and the term is frequently used in reference to the two countries together. Despite having a French speaking majority, Quebecmarker (highlighted in sky-blue) is often considered part of Anglo-America due to historical, geographical, economic and cultural considerations or simply because it's a part of Canadamarker.


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 originated 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, Irish Americans, Swedish Americans, German Americans, and other northern European descent peoples, comprising the majority of English-speaking Europeans in the United Statesmarker. Anglo-Americans, like other English speakers, are traditionally Protestant with a large Roman Catholic minority.

See also


  1. "Anglo-America", vol. 1, Micropædia, Encyclopædia Britannica, 15th ed., Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1990. ISBN 0-85229-511-1.
  2. " North America" The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 2001-5. New York: Columbia University Press.
  3. Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Tenth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1994--Merriam-Webster See original definition (definition #1) of Anglo in English: It is defined as a synonym for Anglo-American--Page 86

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