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Anglo-Americans

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  • noun Plural form of Anglo-American.

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Examples

  • But these White Eyes—so the Apaches called the Anglo-Americans who had started flooding into their homeland from the east—these White Eyes were different.

    Once They Moved Like the Wind David Roberts 1994

  • But these White Eyes—so the Apaches called the Anglo-Americans who had started flooding into their homeland from the east—these White Eyes were different.

    Once They Moved Like the Wind David Roberts 1994

  • Regardless of historical background, the vast majority of Islamic cultures and subcultures are in fact alien to the west, particularly to “liberal” Anglo-Americans.

    January « 2009 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009

  • Polk rejected annexation for three reasons: the modest size of the U.S. military forces could not dominate the country; it was too expensive and controversial to maintain an army in central Mexico; and many Anglo-Americans opposed bringing millions of Hispanics into American society.19

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • His central claim is that how the enemy fared depended on whether acculturated Anglo-Americans regarded their foes as dirty-fighting savages or as civilized combatants.

    Where They Got Their Grit Alexander Rose 2011

  • Within the United States, in contrast, few Anglo-Americans speak Spanish and although it may be widely spoken among new immigrants, there is a rapid shift to English over time.

    Yanquico, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Interestingly, for at least 100 years, anti-Americans have often though not always been anti-Semites as well; it is not just Osama bin Laden who thinks that the Jews and the Anglo-Americans are working together.

    Walter Mead - An interview with author 2010

  • For instance, Hispanics drop out of high school three times more often than Anglo-Americans and twice more often than African-Americans.

    Margaret Moran: Lowering Our Expectations Will Leave Our Children Behind Margaret Moran 2012

  • Polk rejected annexation for three reasons: the modest size of the U.S. military forces could not dominate the country; it was too expensive and controversial to maintain an army in central Mexico; and many Anglo-Americans opposed bringing millions of Hispanics into American society.19

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • Regardless of historical background, the vast majority of Islamic cultures and subcultures are in fact alien to the west, particularly to “liberal” Anglo-Americans.

    Immorality… or Honor? « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009

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