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Anglicists

Anglicists is the plural of Anglicist.

Meaning of Anglicist

Noun

Anglicist (plural Anglicists)

  1. Expert on English studies.
  2. (historical) In colonial India, one who argued for English, rather than Indian languages, as the medium of instruction in education.
    • In the ongoing debate about how best to use the funds for education in India, the Orientalists argued for the Indian languages both as objects of study and medium of instruction. The Anglicists, on the other hand, advocated the dissemination of (allegedly superior) Western knowledge through the...2026 July 28, Claudia Lange, “Colonial birdwatching”, in Journal of Historical Sociolinguistics, page 11

Questions about Anglicists

What is Anglicists the plural of?
Anglicists is the plural of Anglicist.

Words near Anglicists in the dictionary

  1. anglicises
  2. anglicising
  3. anglicism
  4. anglicisms
  5. Anglicist
  6. Anglicists
  7. Anglicity
  8. anglicization
  9. anglicizations
  10. anglicize
  11. anglicized

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