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Anglo-Saxon vs West Saxon

West Saxon vs Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-Saxon and West Saxon both are nouns.

Anglo-Saxon is an adjective but West Saxon is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Anglo-Saxon Yes Yes No No
West Saxon Yes No No No
As nouns, West Saxon is a hyponym of Anglo-Saxon; that is, West Saxon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Anglo-Saxon:
  • Anglo-Saxon: English prior to about 1100
  • West Saxon: a literary dialect of Old English
Other hyponyms of Anglo-Saxon include Anglian, Jutish, Kentish.
Anglo-Saxon (noun) West Saxon (noun)
English prior to about 1100 a literary dialect of Old English
a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest a dialect of Middle English, spoken in the area west of Sussex and south and southwest of the Thames
a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant' an inhabitant of Wessex
Anglo-Saxon (adjective) West Saxon (adjective)
of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language
Difference between Anglo-Saxon and West Saxon

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