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Engländer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • English adj Relating to England, its people, or its culture.
  • Englishman noun A man who is English by birth, ancestry, or nationality.
  • Sassenach noun An English person, as spoken of by a Scot; used anywhere from teasing to genuinely hostile depending on tone.

Senses

Engländer is used for these senses in English:

  • Englander A person from England or of English descent.
  • English (in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.
  • Englishman A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation. [from 7th c.]
  • adjustable spanner (British) An adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.
  • monkey wrench A wrench (spanner) with an adjustable jaw.
  • sassenach (Scotland, pejorative) An English person.

English — full definition

  1. adj Relating to England, its people, or its culture.
  2. adj Relating to the English language.
  3. name The language that originated in England and is now spoken around the world, including in North America, Australia, and much of Africa and Asia.
  4. noun Sidespin put on a ball in games like pool or billiards.

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