英語 — meaning in English

English meaning

• anglo noun A person of English or British descent, especially as distinguished from other ethnic groups.
• British adj Relating to Britain, its people, or its culture.
• English adj Relating to England, its people, or its culture.

Senses

英語 is used for these senses in English:

• Anglo- A combining form relating to the English or British people, culture, or livestock.
• British (chiefly, US) The British English language.
• English Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
• English The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world.

British — full definition

1. adj Relating to Britain, its people, or its culture.
2. noun The people of Britain, collectively.

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