SASSENACH


Meaning of SASSENACH in English

/ ˈsæsənæk; NAmE ; -næx/ noun

( ScotE , disapproving or humorous ) an English person

►  Sas·sen·ach adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent. (as a noun): from Scottish Gaelic Sasunnoch , Irish Sasanach , from Latin Saxones Saxons.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.