"ESL" meaning in English

See ESL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ESL (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of English as a second language. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: English as a second language Coordinate_terms: E1L, EIL
    Sense id: en-ESL-en-noun-en:English_as_a_second_language Categories (other): English calculator words, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English calculator words: 88 12 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. Initialism of East St. Louis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: East St. Louis Coordinate_terms: STL
    Sense id: en-ESL-en-noun-en:East_St__Louis
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ELL, NNES, NNSE, TEFL, TESL, TESOL, TOEFL
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "text": "Near-synonyms: EFL (broadly synonymous), EAL"
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