Vi fant 10 definisjoner av English på engelsk.
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| English - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries | ||
| English language | ||
| west germanic, west germanic language a branch of the Germanic languages | ||
| american english, american language, american the English language as used in the United States | ||
| cockney the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London | ||
| geordie the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| king's english, queen's english English as spoken by educated persons in southern England | ||
| received pronunciation the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting | ||
| middle english English from about 1100 to 1450 | ||
| modern english English since about 1450 | ||
| old english, anglo-saxon English prior to about 1100 | ||
| oxford english the dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious | ||
| English - the discipline that studies the English language and literature | ||
| arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences" | ||
| English - (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist | ||
| side | ||
| spin a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story" | ||
| English - the people of England | ||
| English people | ||
| nation, country, land the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" | ||
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| English - of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature" | ||
| English - of or relating to the English language | ||
