England
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old English Engles land (“land of the Angles”), from genitive of Engle (“the Angles”) + land (“land”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK, US) IPA: /ˈɪŋɡlənd/, X-SAMPA: /"IN.gl@nd/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɪŋɡlɪ̈nd/
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Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: Eng‧land
Proper noun [edit]
England
- Part of the island of Great Britain next to Wales, to the south of Scotland. Now specified geopolitically as one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom.
- A habitational surname.
Usage notes [edit]
- Outside the United Kingdom, and even in England itself, the term “England” often refers to the United Kingdom as a whole. This use is sometimes considered offensive however, especially by residents of the other constituent countries of the UK.
Translations [edit]
England
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Related terms [edit]
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Statistics [edit]
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Most common English words before 1923: hold · cause · close · #419: England · sense · ten · beautiful
German [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
England n
Icelandic [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old Norse Ęngland.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈeiŋ.lant/
Proper noun [edit]
England n
Declension [edit]
declension of England
Derived terms [edit]
Luxembourgish [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
England n
Swedish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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audio (file)
Noun [edit]
England
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English proper nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- English syncopic forms
- en:Countries
- en:England
- en:United Kingdom
- German proper nouns
- de:Countries
- de:England
- Icelandic proper nouns
- is:Countries
- is:England
- Luxembourgish proper nouns
- lb:Countries
- Swedish proper nouns
- sv:Countries
- sv:England