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What does English mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word English? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to England.
  2. English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
  3. Of or pertaining to the people of England (to Englishmen and Englishwomen).
  4. Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
  5. (Amish) Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.
Proper noun
  1. (collective plural) The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen.
  2. The language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and other parts of the world.
  3. (Amish, collective plural) The non-Amish; non-Amish people.
  4. A surname​.
  5. A male given name
  6. A female given name
  7. a small town in Indiana, USA, and county seat of Crawford County.
Noun
  1. One's ability to employ the English language correctly.
  2. The English-language term or expression for something.
  3. Specific language or wording in English; English text or statements in speech, whether in translation or otherwise.
  4. (countable) A variety or dialect of spoken and or written English.
  5. (printing, dated) The size of type between pica and great primer, standardized as 14-point.
  6. (Canada) Spin or side given to a ball, especially in pool or billiards.
Verb
  1. (transitive, archaic) To translate, adapt or render into English.
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