England

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England

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlənd/ UK
/ˈɪŋ.ɡə.lənd/ UK, nonstandard
/ˈɪŋ.ɡlənd/ Canada, US
/ˈɪŋ.lənd/ Canada, US, also
/ˈɪŋ.ɡlənd/ Australia
/ˈɪŋ.ɡlæːnɖ/ India

Where it comes from

From Middle English Engelond, England, from Old English Engla land (literally “land of the Angles”), from genitive of Engle (“the Angles”) + land (“land”).

proper noun Englands

uncountable, usually The largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom; established in southern Britain by Aethelstan of Wessex in 927. Holonyms: Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World
historical, uncountable, usually 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.
archaic, historical, uncountable, usually Synonym of England and Wales.
Similar: England and Wales
dated, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable, usually Synonym of Great Britain or United Kingdom. England expects that every man will do his duty.
Similar: Great Britain or United Kingdom
uncountable, usually A habitational surname from Old English.
uncountable, usually A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: anglo-saxon, englishman, albion, english, british, britain, scotland, anglia, kingdom, anglican, ang, conservatory, tournament, eng, ying, london

proper noun

Translations

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name Kingdom in southeastern Britain, one of the constituent countries of the UK

Español	Inglaterra
한국어	잉글랜드 Inggeullaendeu, 영국 Yeongguk
日本語	イングランド Ingurando, イギリス Igirisu, 英国 Eikoku
中文	英格蘭 /英格兰 Yīnggélán, 英國 /英国 Yīngguó
हिन्दी	इंग्लैंड iṅglaiṇḍ, आंग्लदेश āṅgladeś, इंगलिस्तान iṅglistān, विलायत vilāyat
Kiswahili	Uingereza
Português	Inglaterra
Français	Angleterre
Deutsch	England
Italiano	Inghilterra
Ελληνικά	Αγγλία Anglía
Română	Anglia
Русский	А́нглия Ánglija
Tiếng Việt	Anh, nước Anh, Anh Cát Lợi, Anh Quốc
العربية	إِنْجِلْتِرَا ʔingilterā, إِنْقِلْتِرَا ʔingilterā, إِنْكِلْتِرَا ʔingilterā, إِنْكِلْتِرَة ʔingiltera
עברית	אַנְגְּלִיָּה ángliya

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Chicago

"England." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/england.

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@misc{england_2026,
  title = {England},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/england},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}