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English

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Etymology
From OE. Englisc < Engle (�the Angles,� a Germanic tribe).

Pronunciation
AHD|ĭng'glĭsh, IPA|/�ɪ�glɪ�/, SAMPA|/"INglIS?/
audio|en-us-English.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: Eng·lish

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. English-language; of or pertaining to the English language.
2. Of or pertaining to England or its people.
3. Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.

#: an English ton

Derived terms
English saddle
Englishman

Slovak: t-|sk|anglický|m, t-|sk|anglická|f, t-|sk|anglické|n
Slovene: angleški m, angleška f, angleško f
Spanish: t+|es|inglés|m, t-|es|inglesa|f
Swedish: t+|sv|engelsk
Urdu: t-|ur|ا�گر�ز�|tra�grezī|scURchar|xs=Urdu
Vietnamese: t+|vi|tiếng Anh|xs=Vietnamese
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Slovak: t-|sk|anglický|m, t-|sk|anglická|f, t-|sk|anglické|n
Slovene: angleški m, angleška f, angleško f
Spanish: t+|es|inglés|m, t-|es|inglesa|f
Swahili: t-|sw|-ingereza|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t+|sv|engelsk
Urdu: t-|ur|ا�گر�ز�|tra�grezī|scURchar|xs=Urdu
Vietnamese: ngư�i Anh
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trans-top|of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system
Esperanto: t-|eo|brita|xs=Esperanto
Hebrew: t-|he|ש��� ��ער�ת �����ת ��נ���ת|sc=Hebr
Kurdish: KUchar|ئ�گ��ز�, inglîzî
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Portuguese: t+|pt|inglês|m, t-|pt|inglesa|f
Spanish: t+|es|inglés|m, t-|es|inglesa|f
Swedish: t+|sv|engelsk
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ttbc|Breton: saoz; related to the language: saoznek
ttbc|Icelandic: Enska
ttbc|Indonesian: Inggris
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|ا�گ��س� (engelisi)
ttbc|Sindhi: SDchar|ا��گر�ز�� (angrezi)
ttbc|Swahili: -ingereza
ttbc|Tamil: ����ில�ய (aangil�ya)

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. The English language, a language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, the United States of America, and other parts of the world.

#: English is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.

1. One�s ability to employ the English language.

#: My coworker has pretty good English for a non-native speaker.

1. Specific language or wording; a text or statements in speech, whether a translation or otherwise.

#: The technical details are correct, but the English is not very clear.

1. The English-language term or expression for something.

#: What�s the English for �à peu près�?

1. (collective plural) The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen.

#: The Scottish and English have a history of conflict.

Usage notes
The name of the language, English, when it means "the English language", does not assume an article.
The people as a collective noun requires the definite article "the" or a demonstrative adjective.

Shoshone: unicode|daib�'an daigwape
Sindhi: SDchar|ا�گر�ز� (Angrezi) f
Slovak: t+|sk|angli�tina
Slovene: t+|sl|angleš�ina
Somali: ingiriisi
Sorbian: Jendźelš�ina
Spanish: t+|es|inglés
Swahili: Kiingereza (noun 7)
Swedish: t+|sv|engelska
Tagalog: ingles
Tajik: RUchar|англи�ӣ, FAchar|ا�گ��س� (anglīsī)
Tamil: ����ிலம� (aangilam), ����ிலம (aangilama)
Tatar: англи� (anglija)
Tetum: Inglés
Thai: THchar|ภาษาอั��ฤษ (phaasáá angkrit)
Tok Pisin: Inglis
Turkish: t+|tr|Ä°ngilizce
Turkmen: i�lisçe, RUchar|иңли��е
Ukrainian: англ�й��ка (anhlíjs�ka) f
Urdu: t-|ur|ا�گر�ز�|tra�grezī|scURchar|xs=Urdu
Vietnamese: t+|vi|tiếng Anh|xs=Vietnamese
Votic: Angljitšina
Welsh: t-|cy|saesneg|xs=Welsh
Yiddish: t+|yi|ענ���ש|trenglish|scHebr|xs=Yiddish
Xhosa: isiNgesi
Zulu: Ngisi, isiNgisi
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Czech: t-|cs|Angli�an|m, t-|cs|Angli�anka|f
Danish: englænder
Dutch: Engelsman m, Engelse f, Engelsen p
Esperanto: t-|eo|anglo|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: inglane (mf), inglanna (f)
Ewe: E�lisit� n
Finnish: t+|fi|englantilainen
French: t+|fr|Anglais|m, t+|fr|Anglaise|f
German: t+|de|Engländer|m, t+|de|Engländerin|f
Greek: �γγλο� (�nglos) m, �γγλέζο� (Englézos, common) m
Hebrew: �נ��� (angli) m, �נ���� (anglia) f
Hindi: ����र��़ (a�grez)
Hungarian: t+|hu|angol
Icelandic: t-|is|englendingur
Indonesian: orang Inggris
Interlingua: anglese
Irish: t-|ga|Sasanach|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|inglese
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Japanese: ����人, ������ (igirisújin); archaic: ��人, ������ (eikokujin)
Korean: �국�, ��人 (yeonggugin)
Kurdish: inglîz, KUchar|ئ�گ��ز
Latin: t-|la|Anglus|m
Malay: orang Inggeris
Norwegian: t-|no|engelskmann|m
Novial: angle, anglo m, angla f
Ojibwe: zhaaganaash, zhaaganaashi, zhaaganaashag p, zhaaganaashiwag p
Persian: FAchar|ا�گ��س� (engelisi)
Polish: t+|pl|Anglik|m, t+|pl|Angielka|f
Portuguese: inglês m, inglesa f, ingleses p
Romanian: englez m, englezoiac� f, englezi p, englezoaice f|p
Russian: t+|ru|англи�анин|m|trangli�ánin|scCyrl
Sindhi: SDchar|ا��گر�ز� (Angrezu) m SDchar|ا��گر�ز�اڻ�� (Angreziyaannee) f
Slovak: t-|sk|Angli�an|m, t-|sk|Angli�anka|f
Slovene: t+|sl|Anglež|m, t-|sl|Angležinja|f
Spanish: t+|es|inglés|m, t-|es|inglesa|f
Swahili: Mwingereza s, Waingereza p (noun 1/2)
Swedish: t+|sv|engelsman|m, t+|sv|engelska|f
Tamil: ����ில�யர� (aangil�yar)
Thai: THchar|��อั��ฤษ (khohn anggrit)
Ukrainian: англ���� (anglíjets�) m, англ�йка (anglíka) f, англ�й�� (anglítsi) p
Urdu: t-|ur|ا�گر�ز|tra�grez|scURchar|xs=Urdu
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Verb
en-verb|English|es

1. archaic To render into English.

External links
;Sister projects
projectlinks
|disambig
|pedia|page2=English language
|pedia|page3=English literature
|pedia|page4=English studies
|pedia|page5=English people
;Other sites
ethnologue|code=eng

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