anglo-saxon definition

1. a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
2. a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'
• examples: in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain
• examples: his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons
3. of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language
• examples: Anglo-Saxon poetry
• examples: The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland