"East Anglia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌiːst ˈæŋ.ɡli.ə/
Etymology: east + Anglia (the area occupied by the Angles) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=East Anglia}} East Anglia
  1. The area of eastern England occupied by Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Cambridgeshire. Categories (place): Places in Cambridgeshire, England, Places in England, Places in Norfolk, England, Places in Suffolk, England Derived forms: East Anglian Translations (area of eastern England): East Anglia (Danish), Østangel (english: kingdom during the viking era) (Danish), Est-Anglie [feminine] (French), აღმოსავლეთი ანგლია (aɣmosavleti anglia) (Georgian), Ostanglien [neuter] (German), Anglia orientale [feminine] (Italian), East Anglia (Norwegian Bokmål), Ēastengle [masculine, plural] (Old English), Anglia Wschodnia [feminine] (Polish), Ânglia Oriental [feminine] (Portuguese), Anglia Oriental [feminine] (Spanish), Östangeln (Swedish), Dwyrain Anglia [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-East_Anglia-en-name-GeRDDggB Categories (other): Geographic and cultural areas of England, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'area of eastern England': 75 25
  2. (historical) A former kingdom in medieval England. Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical polities, Places in England
    Sense id: en-East_Anglia-en-name-hVYmmtlL
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          "Suffolk",
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          "sense": "area of eastern England",
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          "word": "Ēastengle"
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          "_dis1": "75 25",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "area of eastern England",
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      "code": "da",
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      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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      "word": "East Anglia"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "area of eastern England",
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