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Posted By: Jim McLean
10-Feb-20 - 03:38 PM
Thread Name: BBC Radio: Folk Map of the British Isles
Subject: RE: BBC Radio: Folk Map of the British Isles

Could someone explain why a football match between England and Scotland is called Anglo/Scottish and a political agreement between the UK and Ireland is called Anglo/Irish What does Anglo mean in these examples?