Eng·lish
/ˈiNG(ɡ)liSH/
adjective
relating to England or its people or language.
noun
- the language of England, widely used in many varieties throughout the world.
- the people of England.
- spin given to a ball, especially in pool or billiards."put more English on the ball"
English Language
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English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England. The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to... Wikipedia
Dialects: English (United Kingdom), English (United States), English (Australia), and more
Official language in: England, India, Philippines, and more
Spoken by: Indo people, Indian people, Bangladeshi, and more
Region: South America, Americas, and Eurasia
Writing system: English alphabet, Latin, Latin script, and more
Early forms: Proto-Indo-European: Proto-Germanic > Old English > Middle English > Early Modern English
Language family: Indo-European > Germanic > West Germanic > North Sea Germanic > Anglo-Frisian > Anglic > English
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