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 +# The ancestor [[language]] of modern [[English]], also called '''[[Old English]]''', spoken in [[Britain]] from about 400 AD to 1100 AD.
 +# [[Germanic peoples]] inhabiting [[mediæval]] [[England]].
 +# ''(US)'' A person of [[British]] or North [[European]] [[descent]].
 +# ''(US, Mexican-American)'' A [[light-skinned]] person presumably of British or other European appearance; a [[white person]].
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-# The ancestor [[language]] of modern [[English]], also called '''[[Old English]]''', spoken in [[Britain]] from about 400 AD to 1100 AD. The language is a more [[inflected]] language, maintaining strong and weak verbs, nouns, and adjectives. It has a clearly marked [[subjunctive]] [[mood]], and has five [[case]]s of nouns and adjectives. 
-# [[Germanic]] [[peoples]] inhabiting [[mediæval]] [[England]]. 
-# A person of [[British]] or North [[European]] [[descent]]. 
-# A light-skinned person presumably of British or other European appearance; a [[white]] person. 
-====Synonyms==== 
-* [[Old English]] 
-'''Anglo-Saxon''' is the term usually used to describe the peoples living in the south and east of [[Great Britain]] from the early [[5th century]] AD to the [[Norman conquest of England|Norman conquest]] of 1066.+The term '''Anglo-Saxon''' is used by some historians to designate the [[Germanic peoples|Germanic tribes]] who invaded and settled the south and east of [[Britain (placename)|Britain]] beginning in the early 5th century and the period from their creation of the [[England|English]] nation up to the [[Norman conquest of England|Norman conquest]]. The Anglo-Saxon era denotes the period of English history between about 550 and 1066.
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 +The term ''Anglo-Saxon'' is sometimes used to refer to peoples descended or associated in some way with the [[English (ethnic group)|English ethnic group]], but there is no universal definition for the term. In contemporary [[English-speaking world|Anglophone]] cultures outside Britain, "Anglo-Saxon" may be contrasted with "Celtic" as a socioeconomic identifier, invoking or reinforcing historical prejudices against non-English British immigrants. "[[White Anglo-Saxon Protestant]]", i.e. [[White Anglo-Saxon Protestant|WASP]], is a term especially popular in the United States that refers chiefly to old wealthy families with mostly English ancestors. As such, WASP is not a historical label or a precise ethnological term, but rather a (often derogatory) reference to contemporary family-based political, financial and cultural power— e.g., [[Boston Brahmin|The Boston Brahmin]]. The French often use "Anglo-Saxon" to refer to the combined power of Britain and the US today.
 +==See also==
 + 
 +*[[Angles]]
 +*[[Anglo-Frisian]]
 +*[[Anglo-Saxon architecture]]
 +*[[Anglo-Saxon dress]]
 +*[[Anglo-Saxon military organization]]
 +*[[Britons (historical)|Britons]]
 +*[[Frisia]]
 +*[[Ingvaeones]]
 +*[[Jutes]]
 +*[[Saxons]]
 +*[[States in Medieval Britain]]
 +*[[Timeline of Anglo-Saxon settlement in Britain]]
 +*[[Staffordshire Hoard]]
 + 
 +'''Modern concepts:'''
 +* [[English people]]
 +* [[Anglo-Saxon economy]]
 + 
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  1. The ancestor language of modern English, also called Old English, spoken in Britain from about 400 AD to 1100 AD.
  2. Germanic peoples inhabiting mediæval England.
  3. (US) A person of British or North European descent.
  4. (US, Mexican-American) A light-skinned person presumably of British or other European appearance; a white person.

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The term Anglo-Saxon is used by some historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Britain beginning in the early 5th century and the period from their creation of the English nation up to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon era denotes the period of English history between about 550 and 1066.

The term Anglo-Saxon is sometimes used to refer to peoples descended or associated in some way with the English ethnic group, but there is no universal definition for the term. In contemporary Anglophone cultures outside Britain, "Anglo-Saxon" may be contrasted with "Celtic" as a socioeconomic identifier, invoking or reinforcing historical prejudices against non-English British immigrants. "White Anglo-Saxon Protestant", i.e. WASP, is a term especially popular in the United States that refers chiefly to old wealthy families with mostly English ancestors. As such, WASP is not a historical label or a precise ethnological term, but rather a (often derogatory) reference to contemporary family-based political, financial and cultural power— e.g., The Boston Brahmin. The French often use "Anglo-Saxon" to refer to the combined power of Britain and the US today.

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