Anglo-Celtic

noun

1. of or relating to an inhabitant of Australia who was or whose ancestors were born in the British Isles

Example Sentences

A two-stepping tour de force, Mr. Sonnier’s version of “Tear-Stained Letter” reimagined Mr. Thompson’s hurtling Anglo-Celtic original as a Cajun romp.

From New York Times

The audience included her Warlpiri mother; her father, a white Australian of Anglo-Celtic heritage; and her husband, a Scottish- born musician.

From Los Angeles Times

A 2022 study found more than three quarters of the reporters or presenters on Australian TV were from an Anglo-Celtic cultural background.

From BBC

Anglo-Celtic soloists and Irish balladeers combined with African “call and response” choruses to create an entirely new music.

From Washington Post

"If Ms Liu was a white, blonde haired, blue eyed, Anglo-Celtic woman, rather than an Australian of ethnic Chinese background, would she be facing the treatment that she has had to tolerate in the last week? I doubt it," a former government minister, Christopher Pyne, wrote in a newspaper opinion piece.

From BBC