ANGLICISM


Meaning of ANGLICISM in English

/ ˈæŋglɪsɪzəm; NAmE / noun

a word or phrase from the English language that is used in another language :

Many French people try to avoid Anglicisms such as 'weekend' and 'shopping'.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Latin Anglicus , from Angli the people of Angul , a district of Schleswig (now in northern Germany), so named because of its shape; of Germanic origin, related to Old English angul + -ism .

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