"Channel" meaning in English

See Channel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Channel [canonical]
Etymology: From being a channel. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Channel}} the Channel
  1. (Europe) Ellipsis of English Channel: A strait in Europe, separating Great Britain from France and connecting the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. Tags: Europe, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: English Channel (extra: A strait in Europe, separating Great Britain from France and connecting the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean) Categories (place): Straits, France, Seas, Straits, United Kingdom Derived forms: Channel Islands, Channel Tunnel, Chunnel, cross-Channel
    Sense id: en-Channel-en-name-bYMFpEII Categories (other): European English, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Named after the Channel Islands, from where settlers once came from, in the early 18th-century. The Channel Islands are located in the English Channel, a strait (channel) separating the island of Great Britain from the coast of mainland Europe. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Channel
  1. A former village and district of Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Categories (place): Historical settlements, Neighbourhoods in Newfoundland and Labrador, Places in Canada, Places in Newfoundland and Labrador Derived forms: Channel-Port aux Basques Related terms: channel, the Channel Translations (Channel, Newfoundland): Channel (French), चॅनल (cĕnal) (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Channel-en-name-nYfWrLJj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Marathi translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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