"The British are supposed to be particularly averse to intellectuals, a prejudice closely bound up with their dislike of foreigners. Indeed, one important source of this Anglo-Saxon distaste for highbrows and eggheads was the French revolution, which was seen as an attempt to reconstruct society on the basis of abstract rational principles."
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Definition for "Anglo-Saxon"
- an associate of one associated with the Germanic…
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Sentence for "Anglo-Saxon"
- In Germany, for example, the term…
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Quotes for "Anglo-Saxon"
- "The British are supposed to be…"
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Synonym for "Anglo-Saxon"
- Old English
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Phrases for "Anglo-Saxon"
- Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence
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Hypernym for "Anglo-Saxon"
- english person
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Cross Reference for "Anglo-Saxon"
- wasp
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Etymologically Related for "Anglo-Saxon"
- Middle English
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Same Context for "Anglo-Saxon"
- foxhound
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Variant for "Anglo-Saxon"
- Old English
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