an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
English language
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english::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | english language |
| Type of | west germanic, west germanic language |
| Has types | american language, anglo-saxon, cockney, middle english, american english, king's english, american, modern english, old english, oxford english, queen's english, received pronunciation, scots, scots english, scottish, geordie |
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | english people |
| Type of | nation, land, country |
english::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | liberal arts, humanities, humanistic discipline, arts |
english:: | Spocien Dictionary
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| Derivation | anglicize, england |
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Examples of english
english
English superiority was over, and the role of the winger began to be questioned.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
English soccer clubs have dominated European competition for the past few years.
From the time.com
English judges, legendary for their prandial proclivities, are way ahead of him.
From the economist.com
English Muffin Pizza is a simple recipe that the kids will love to make and eat.
From the theepochtimes.com
English-only advocates argue that bilingualism is a barrier to a unified nation.
From the time.com
The prioblem is that english is not my language, so I will take some extra time.
From the learning.blogs.nytimes.com
English and Welsh schoolchildren are among the most heavily tested in the world.
From the economist.com
English says the story isn't true, but his bones show that he had a broken nose.
From the npr.org
I am an immigrant myself and white, english speaking, educated and middle class.
From the economist.com
- Of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature"
- An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
- The people of England
- The discipline that studies the English language and literature
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
- English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria. ...
- The English (from Englisc) are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. ...
- ENGLISH (actually trademarked in all capital letters) is a database retrieval and reporting language somewhat like SQL, but with no actual programming or update capabilities. ...
- English is a family name. People with this name include
