/ 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.
/ 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. 2005