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England

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Type Country
Usage English, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Pronounced Pron. ING-glənd(English)
ENG-lant(German)
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Meaning & History

From Old English Englaland meaning "land of the Angles", the Angles being one of the Germanic tribes that settled in the area in the post-Roman period.
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Other Languages & CulturesEnglaland(Anglo-Saxon) Engeland(Dutch)
Entry updated May 31, 2018 ·
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