Meaning

6 senses
  1. (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

    We thoroughly enjoyed our vacation in Britain. We visited England, Wales, and Scotland.

    England

    А́нглияÁnglija

    А́нгліяÁnhlija, А́нґліяÁnglija

  2. (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.

  3. (dated, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable, usually)Synonym of Great Britain or United Kingdom.

    England expects that every man will do his duty.

  4. (uncountable, usually)A habitational surname from Old English.

  5. (uncountable, usually)A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States.

  6. (archaic, historical, uncountable, usually)Synonym of England and Wales.

Examples

484 sentences
  1. London is the capital of England.

    Лондон - столиця Англії. — aandrusiak

    ruЛондон - столица Англии. — saiko

    deLondon ist die Hauptstadt von England. — TRANG

  2. I have a friend in England.

    У мене є друг в Англії. — deniko

    ruУ меня есть друг в Англии. — Tonari

    deIch habe einen Freund in England. — MUIRIEL

  3. Which is larger, Japan or England?

    Що більше, Японія чи Англія? — deniko

    ruЧто больше, Япония или Англия? — Wezel

    deWelches Land ist größer: Japan oder England? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. They live in a little village in England.

    Вони живуть у маленькому селі в Англії. — deniko

    ruОни живут в небольшой деревушке в Англии. — marafon

    deSie leben in einem kleinen Dorf in England. — flamster

  5. A week from today, I'll be in England.

    За місяць я буду в Англії. — deniko

    ruЧерез неделю я буду в Англии. — marafon

    deIn einer Woche werde ich in England sein. — Espi

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
Kingdom in southeastern Britain, one of the constituent countries of the UK:
Русский
By meaning 1
Kingdom in southeastern Britain, one of the constituent countries of the UK:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Kingdom in southeastern Britain, one of the constituent countries of the UK:

Origin

From Middle English Engelond, England, from Old English Engla land (literally “land of the

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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Synonyms

9 synonyms
England and WalesAlbionBlightyOld BlightyOld DartGreat Britain or United KingdomLand of Hope and GloryPomgolia

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
England — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto