Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or between England and France or their peoples; English and French.
from The Century Dictionary.
- English and French; pertaining to the language so called.
- noun That form of Old French brought into England by the Normans and later comers from France, and there separately developed; Anglo-Norman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to England and France or the people thereof.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the dialect of French adopted in England after the decline of Norman.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
Anglo-Norman dialect . - proper noun
Variant ofAnglo-Norman .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
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Examples
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Valasek said that while the notion of Anglo-French nuclear co-operation might raise hackles in Washington, the Americans were more worried about declining military capacities "among some of its best allies", notably Britain.
The Guardian World News Ian Traynor 2010
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Valasek said that while the notion of Anglo-French nuclear co-operation might raise hackles in Washington, the Americans were more worried about declining military capacities "among some of its best allies", notably Britain.
The Guardian World News Ian Traynor 2010
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Then he began a kind of Anglo-French, worse than the patois we used at St. Regis when we did not speak Iroquois.
Lazarre Mary Hartwell Catherwood 1874
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Anglo-French tactics can be criticised, but surely there should be no disagreement that the worst possible outcome in Libya would be partition, with a Gaddafi-held zone holding on for months or years.
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He lives in London with his French wife and two mischievous Anglo-French children.
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There are too many cute books about France and Anglo-French relations and just too many shiny 'Paris' T-shirts.
French is too important to be left to middle-class Francophiles | Andrew Hussey 2011
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From the Anglo-French tenaunt (1292), from Old French tenant (12C), from Latin tenēre (to hold, keep).
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Etymology: Middle English, written declaration, from Anglo-French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book
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From the Anglo-French tenaunt (1292), from Old French tenant (12C), from Latin tenēre (to hold, keep).
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It's an expression which is becoming increasingly prevalent across France," said Nabila Ramdani, a Parisienne commentator on Anglo-French affairs who was used to seeing the worst effects of excessive drinking during her time as a lecturer at Oxford University."
France's young binge drinkers upset cafe society with their 'British boozing' 2011
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