English

Proper noun

England

1. The region of the island of Great Britain which is to the east of Wales and the south of Scotland; one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom.
2. A habitational surname​.
3. (nonstandard, sometimes offensive) The United Kingdom.

Usage notes

• Outside the UK, and even sometimes in England itself (especially historically; less often now), the term England often refers to the UK as a whole. This use is sometimes considered offensive, especially by residents of the other constituent countries of the UK.

Derived terms

Related terms

Synonyms

• Limeyland

Translations

Statistics

Danish

Proper noun

England

1. England

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋlant/

Proper noun

England n ‎(genitive Englands)

1. England
2. (somewhat informal) Great Britain
3. (somewhat informal) United Kingdom
4. (informal, proscribed) the British Isles (including the Republic of Ireland)

Usage notes

• In formal usage, England referring to Great Britain or the United Kingdom is now very rare.
• In common speech, England continues to be the most common word for the two respective entities as a whole. It is, however, now uncommon to use England when referring specifically to a place or incident in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. In this case, the respective word would be used (Schottland, Wales, Nordirland).
• The usage including the Republic of Ireland, which is sometimes heard, is regarded as unthinking or illiterate.

Synonyms

• Engelland (archaic)
• (Great Britain): Großbritannien, GB
• (United Kingdom): Vereinigtes Königreich, VK

Derived terms

• Engländer
• engländisch
• Altengland
• Neuengland
• Nordengland
• Ostengland
• Südengland

Related terms

• Angelland
• Engländer
• engländisch
• englisch
• Englisch

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Ęngland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiŋ.lant/

Proper noun

England n

1. England

Declension

Derived terms

• Englendingur
• enskur
• Nýja-England

Luxembourgish

Proper noun

England n

1. England

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

England

1. England

Related terms

• engelsk
• engelskmann
• englender

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

England

1. England

Related terms

• engelsk
• engelskmann

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋland/

Noun

England

1. England