anglosphere

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UK/ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ʊ)ˌsfɪə/US/ˈæŋ.ɡləˌsfɪɹ/US/-ɡloʊ-/

proper noun

The totality of Anglophone countries, the geographical or cultural realm of native English-speakers.

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Meanings

anglosphere1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Anglosphere.

Anglosphere2

proper nounthe Anglosphere
  1. The totality of Anglophone countries, the geographical or cultural realm of native English-speakers.

    These norms have survived, at least as residues, in the traditions of public speaking and “good writing” in many European languages in modern times. But not in the Anglosphere.

    2012, Anna Wierzbicka, “The history of English seen as the history of ideas”, in The Oxford Handbook of the History of English, page 439
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    The tiny old houses and flats of this once impoverished quarter had mostly been refurbished into toeholds for young Atlantans from all around the Anglosphere, poor in equity but rich in expectations, who had come to the great city to incubate their careers.

    1995, Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age […] , New York: Bantam Spectra, →ISBN, page 373

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
anglophony

Origin

From Anglo- + -sphere. Coined by American science fiction writer Neal Stephenson in his book The Diamond Age, published in 1995.

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Translations

Catalan anglofonia
  • anglofoniaAnglophone realm
Chinese Mandarin 英語圈 /英语圈
  • 英語圈 /英语圈 (Yīngyǔquān)Anglophone realm
Czech anglosaské země
  • anglosaské zeměAnglophone realm
Danish anglosfæren
  • anglosfærenAnglophone realm
French anglophonie, anglosphère
  • anglophonieAnglophone realm
  • anglosphèreAnglophone realm
German Anglosphäre
  • AnglosphäreAnglophone realm
Greek αγγλόσφαιρα
  • αγγλόσφαιρα (anglósfaira)Anglophone realm
Japanese 英語圏
  • 英語圏 (Eigoken)Anglophone realm
Korean 영어권, 영미권
  • 영어권 (Yeong'eogwon)Anglophone realm
  • 영미권 (yeongmigwon)Anglophone realm
Portuguese anglosfera
  • anglosferaAnglophone realm
Romanian anglosferă, lume anglofonă
  • anglosferăAnglophone realm
  • lume anglofonăAnglophone realm
Russian англосфе́ра, англоязы́чные стра́ны
  • англосфе́ра (anglosféra)Anglophone realm
  • англоязы́чные стра́ны (anglojazýčnyje strány)Anglophone realm
Spanish angloesfera, anglosfera
  • angloesferaAnglophone realm
  • anglosferaAnglophone realm
Swedish den engelsktalande världen, Anglosfären
  • den engelsktalande världenAnglophone realm
  • AnglosfärenAnglophone realm
Turkish İngilizce konuşan insanlar topluluğu
  • İngilizce konuşan insanlar topluluğuAnglophone realm

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

anglosphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anglosphere

MLA

“anglosphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anglosphere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anglosphere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anglosphere.

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