Anglo-Celtic

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Anglo-Celtic is a racial or cultural category, used to describe the majority of white Australians, New Zealanders, and Canadians.

It is a broader term than Anglo-Saxon, which applies to English people, and recognises the large demographic role of people who are of Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, and Manx ethnic backgrounds. This definition describes approximately 75% of Australians, and around 70% of Canadians. It is also common for Australians of other northwestern European backgrounds (particularly Dutch, German and Scandinavian) to be labelled Anglo-Celtic based on physical appearance, following the convention in American parlance of describing all people who are white and anglophonic as being Anglo, regardless of whether they have English ancestry.

The term is generally used by Australians to describe Australians, but is also applicable to people in other countries with large numbers of people of British and Irish descent. Perhaps the most notable example is secessionists in the Southern United States such as the League of the South, whose mission statement is "to protect the historic Anglo-Celtic core culture of the South because the Scots, Irish, Welsh, and English have given Dixie its unique institutions and civilization" [1].

The term has lately fallen into disrepute and is now scorned by Celtic Revivalists (see Modern Celts) in Australia and the US who wish to distinguish themselves as a separate group from the English and the cult of Anglo Saxonism, which they view as a hostile and colonizing force.

See also

• Skippy Australian, a term coined by Greek-Australian comedy show Acropolis Now to refer to Anglo-Celtic Australians.Template:Ethno-stub