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English

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UK/ˈɪŋ.(ɡ)lɪʃ/ US/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ very common us
adjective (1) noun (4)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people

  • “English history”
  • “the English landed aristocracy”
  • “English literature”

noun

1.

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

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3.

the discipline that studies the English language and literature

4.

(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

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Origin

From Middle English Englisch, English, Inglis, from Old English Englisċ (“of the Angles; English”), from Engle (“the Angles”), a Germanic tribe + -isċ; equivalent to Engle + -ish. Doublet of Anglish. Compare West Frisian Ingelsk, Scots Inglis (older ynglis), Dutch Engels, Danish engelsk, Old French Englesche (whence French anglais), German englisch, Spanish inglés, all ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow”) (compare Sanskrit अंहु (áṃhu, “narrow”), अंहस् (áṃhas, “anxiety, sin”), Latin angustus (“narrow”), Old Church Slavonic ѫзъкъ (ǫzŭkŭ, “narrow”)). More at Angles (tribe) § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Phrases

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  • do you speak English Terms derived from English (noun)
  • does anyone here speak English Terms derived from English (noun)
  • English acre Terms derived from English (adjective)
  • English Bazar Terms derived from English (adjective)
  • English bean Terms derived from English (adjective)
  • English Bicknor Terms derived from English (adjective)
  • English bluebell Terms derived from English (adjective)
  • English bulldog Terms derived from English (adjective)

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WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.