Adjective
angelsächsisch
Pronunciation: /ˈaŋəlˌzɛksɪʃ/
anglophone, Anglo-Saxon (referring to the whole of the modern anglophone world, but particularly Britain and the USA)
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Meanings
Adjective
- anglophone, Anglo-Saxon (referring to the whole of the modern anglophone world, but particularly Britain and the USA)
Example sentence
Das Rechtssystem der angelsächsischen Länder unterscheidet sich stark vom deutschen.
The legal system of the Anglo-Saxon countries differs greatly from the German one.
Usage
- angelsächsische Länder — in some modern usage, especially Britain and the US
- angelsächsisch im historischen Sinn — also Anglo-Saxon in the historical sense; context matters
Die Studie vergleicht die politische Sprache mehrerer angelsächsischer Länder.
The study compares the political language of several anglophone countries.