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English adjective

adjective

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

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Only use English to describe people who live in England and whose families come from England. Use Irish, Scottish, or Welsh to describe people who live in Ireland, Scotland, or Wales, or people who originally came from those countries but now live in England. If you do not know which of these countries someone is from, use British.

someone who is English is from England

Example

Her mother is English and her father is American.

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Aboriginal Afghan African

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relating to England, or its language or culture

Example

a traditional English village

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Afghan African African-Caribbean

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BBC English (noun) Black English (noun) British English (noun) broken English (phrase) English (noun) English (adjective) English breakfast (noun) English horn (noun) English muffin (noun) Estuary English (noun) limited English proficient (adjective) Middle English (noun) Multicultural London English (noun) Old English (noun) Old English sheepdog (noun) plain (phrase) Standard English (noun) talk English (phrase) the English Channel () the Queen’s English (noun) World English (noun)