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England

proper noun
ING-gluhnd/ˈɪŋɡlənd/

5 meanings of England

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  1. 1
    UK countryproper noununcountable
    A country that is part of the United Kingdom, or the land of the English people in earlier times.

    England is part of the United Kingdom, along with Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

    Many people visit England to see London and other famous cities.

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  2. 2
    whole UKproper noundateduncountable
    An older, loose way of saying Great Britain or the whole United Kingdom.
    Another twenty years along the present line of development, and India will be a peasant republic linked with England only by voluntary alliance.
    1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the UnicornHere, England refers to Great Britain or the United Kingdom as a whole.
    The partition of Czechoslovakia under pressure from England and France amounts to the complete surrender of the Western Democracies to the Nazi threat of force.
    1948, Winston S. Churchill, The Gathering Storm

    SimilarBritain

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  3. 3
    with Wales (law)proper nounarchaichistoricaluncountable
    In old law, a short way of saying England and Wales together as one legal area.
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Less common meanings

  1. 4
    proper noun
    A family name that some English-speaking people have.
  2. 5
    proper nounUS
    A small city in Lonoke County, in the state of Arkansas, in the United States.

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Origin

England comes from Old English "Engla land," which means "land of the Angles." The Angles were an early people.

Checked 30 Oct 2026 · 3 facts