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ANGLO-AMERICAN [2 records]

Record 1 2017-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A native or descendant of a native of England, who has settled in or become a citizen of America, especially of the United States.

DEF

More specifically, a descendant of a native of England, who inhabits in New England.

OBS

Plural form: Anglo-Americans. In English, the noun and the adjective have the same spelling, though the adjective never takes the form of the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Personne de descendance anglaise habitant l'Amérique, plus particulièrement les États-Unis, et plus spécifiquement, les États de la Nouvelle-Angleterre.

OBS

Forme plurielle : des Anglo-Américains, des Anglo-Américaines. Dans un nom de peuple, ne pas confondre le substantif, nom de personne, qui demande la majuscule initiale, et l'adjectif, un qualifiant, qui appelle la minuscule.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

Linked to a native or descendant of a native of England, who has settled in or become a citizen of America, especially of the United States; more precisely, linked to a descendant of a native of England, who has settled in one of the States of New England. Of or having to do with an American of English ascent; being an American of English descent.

OBS

In English, the noun and the adjective have the same spelling, though the adjective never takes the form of the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Lié(e) à une personne de descendance anglaise habitant l'Amérique, plus particulièrement les États-Unis, et encore plus spécifiquement les États de la Nouvelle-Angleterre.

OBS

Forme plurielle : anglo-américains, anglo-américaines. Dans un nom de peuple, ne pas confondre le substantif, nom de personne, qui demande la majuscule initiale, et l'adjectif, un qualifiant, qui appelle la minuscule.

Spanish

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