Eng·land (iŋ′glənd; also iŋ′lənd)

1. division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, occupying most of the southern half of the island of Great Britain: 50,357 sq mi (130,424 sq km); pop. 46,382,000; cap. London
2. England & Wales, considered an administrative unit
3. United Kingdom

Etymology: ME Englonde, Yngelonde (with vowel change as in wing < ME weng) < OE Engla land, lit., land of the Angles (as opposed to the Saxons), hence England: see Angle