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England

(iŋ′glənd; also iŋ′lənd)

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
England & Wales, considered an administrative unit
United Kingdom

Origin: 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

See England in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A division of the United Kingdom, the southern part of the island of Great Britain. Originally settled by Celtic peoples, it was subsequently conquered by Romans, Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Danes, and Normans. Acts of union joined England with Wales in 1536, with Scotland in 1707 to create the political entity of Great Britain, and with Ireland in 1801 to form the United Kingdom. London is the capital and the largest city of both England and the United Kingdom. Population: 50,800,000.

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England

Anglist

an authority on England, its language, or its literature.

Anglomania

an extreme devotion to English manners, customs, or institutions.

Anglophilia

great admiration for England and things English. —Anglophile, n., adj.

Anglophobia

a hatred or fear of England and things English. —Anglophobe, n., adj.

Englishry

1. the state or condition of being English, especially by birth.