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England

//ˈɪŋɡlənd// name

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  1. 1
    The largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom; established in southern Britain by Aethelstan of Wessex in 927. uncountable, usually

    "Holonyms: Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World"

  2. 2
    The territory of the Angles and (later) Anglo-Saxons in Britain at any given time before the founding of the Kingdom of England, or the territory of the English people at any given time, in either the Kingdom of England or the United Kingdom. historical, uncountable, usually
  3. 3
    Synonym of England and Wales. archaic, historical, uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    Synonym of Great Britain or United Kingdom. dated, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable, usually

    "England expects that every man will do his duty."

  5. 5
    A habitational surname from Old English. uncountable, usually
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  1. 6
    A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States. US, uncountable, usually

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *angliz Old English Engle Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Old English Engla land Middle English Engelond English England From Middle English Engelond, England, from Old English Engla land (literally “land of the Angles”), from genitive of Engle (“the Angles”) + land (“land”).

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