'English' definitions:
Definition of 'English'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature"
adjective
Of or relating to the English language
noun
An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries [syn: English, English language]
noun
The people of England [syn: English, English people]
noun
The discipline that studies the English language and literature
noun
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist [syn: English, side]
Definition of 'English'
From: GCIDE
- English \Eng"lish\, a. [AS. Englisc, fr. Engle, Angle, Engles, Angles, a tribe of Germans from the southeast of Sleswick, in Denmark, who settled in Britain and gave it the name of England. Cf. Anglican.] Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race. [1913 Webster]
- English bond (Arch.) See 1st Bond, n., 8.
- English breakfast tea. See Congou.
- English horn. (Mus.) See Corno Inglese.
- English walnut. (Bot.) See under Walnut. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'English'
From: GCIDE
- English \Eng"lish\, n.
- 1. Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The English language has been variously divided into periods by different writers. In the division most commonly recognized, the first period dates from about
- 450 to 1150. This is the period of full inflection, and is called Anglo-Saxon, or, by many recent writers, Old English. The second period dates from about 1150 to
- 1550 (or, if four periods be recognized, from about
- 1150 to 1350), and is called Early English, Middle English, or more commonly (as in the usage of this book), Old English. During this period most of the inflections were dropped, and there was a great addition of French words to the language. The third period extends from about 1350 to 1550, and is Middle English. During this period orthography became comparatively fixed. The last period, from about 1550, is called Modern English. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The type called English. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Billiards) A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball. [1913 Webster]
- The King's English or The Queen's English. See under King. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'English'
From: GCIDE
- English \Eng"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Englished; p. pr. & vb. n. Englishing.]
- 1. To translate into the English language; to Anglicize; hence, to interpret; to explain. [1913 Webster]
- Those gracious acts . . . may be Englished more properly, acts of fear and dissimulation. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Caxton does not care to alter the French forms and words in the book which he was Englishing. --T. L. K. Oliphant. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Billiards) To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion, that influences its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
English, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
English, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000) :
673
Housing Units (2000) :
341
Land area (2000) :
3.052318 sq. miles (7.905466 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.052318 sq. miles (7.905466 sq. km)
FIPS code :
21214
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
38.335626 N, 86.460564 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
47118
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'English'
- English, IN,
- Englishable,
- Englished,
- Englishing,
- Englishism,
- Early English,
- English bond,
- English church,
- English grass,
- English horn,
- English ivy,
- English mercury,
- English pale,
- English pheasant,
- English red,
- English russet,
- English snipe,
- English walnut,
- English wintergreen,
- Middle English,
- Modern English,
- North English,
- Pigeon English,
- South English,
- The King's English,
- The Queen's English,
- american english,
- basic english,
- black english,
- body english,
- borough english,
- department of english,
- english bean,
- english bulldog,
- english channel,
- english daisy,
- english department,
- english elm,
- english foxhound,
- english hawthorn,
- english hippocrates,
- english iris,
- english language,
- english lavender,
- english muffin,
- english oak,
- english people,
- english person,
- english plantain,
- english primrose,
- english professor,
- english revolution,
- english ryegrass,
- english saddle,
- english setter,
- english sole,
- english sonnet,
- english sparrow,
- english springer,
- english system,
- english teacher,
- english violet,
- english yew,
- king's english,
- old english,
- oxford english,
- plain English,
- queen's english,
- scots english,
- Borough-English,
- Early English architecture,
- English breakfast tea,
- English-speaking,
- English-weed,
- Indo-English,
- North English, IA,
- South English, IA,
- Un-English,
- Un-Englished,
- african american english,
- black english vernacular,
- black vernacular english,
- english cavalry saddle,
- english civil war,
- english cocker spaniel,
- english lady crab,
- english runner bean,
- english springer spaniel,
- english toy spaniel,
- english walnut tree,
- english-gothic,
- new english bible,
- old english sheepdog,
- oxford english dictionary,
- african american vernacular english,
- english-gothic architecture