—adj. of or relating to England or its people or language.
—n.
1 the language of England, now used in many varieties in the British Isles, the United States, and most Commonwealth or ex-Commonwealth countries, and often internationally.
2 (prec. by the; treated as pl.) the people of England.
3 US Billiards = SIDE n. 10.
Phrases and idioms:
English bond Building a bond of brickwork arranged in alternate courses of stretchers and headers. English horn = COR ANGLAIS. the Queen's (or King's) English the English language as correctly written or spoken in Britain.
Derivatives:
Englishness n.
Etymology: OE englisc, aelignglisc (as ANGLE, -ISH(1))
Useful english dictionary. 2012.