"Englishness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃnəs/ Forms: Englishnesses [plural]
Etymology: English + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|English|ness}} English + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Englishness (countable and uncountable, plural Englishnesses)
  1. The quality, state or characteristic of being English. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (being English): ইংরেজিয়ানা (iṅrejiẏana) (Bengali), englantilaisuus (Finnish), anglicité [feminine] (French), ინგლისურობა (inglisuroba) (note: of things) (Georgian), ინგლისელობა (ingliseloba) (note: of people) (Georgian), angielszczyzna [feminine] (Polish), anglicidade [feminine] (Portuguese), англи́йскость (anglíjskostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), engelskhet (Swedish), İngilizlik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Englishness-en-noun-JIFfsmCq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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