White Anglo-Saxon Protestant

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White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
American who is of northern European heritage and belongs to the Protestant Church (considered to be the privileged class in the United States), WASP


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White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
WASP is a term which originated in the United States. It is an acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant''. The term does not have a precise definition and can be used to describe greatly differing sociological and cultural groups. The WASP acronym originated in reference to White Americans with a history in the upper class establishment, who are alleged to form a powerful elite. However working class whites in the U.S. are not necessarily referred to as WASPs, even if they are Protestants of Anglo-Saxon descent.[1] The word white is redundant, since Anglo-Saxons — whether in the strict or popular sense of the term — are always white. "WASP" is used in  Canada in much the same way as it is used in the U.S.A.
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white Anglo-Saxon Protestant
Noun
1. a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
(synonym) WASP
(hypernym) White, white person, Caucasian


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