"England" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛŋlant/ Audio: De-England.ogg , De-England2.ogg Forms: Englands [genitive], England [genitive, with-article]
Rhymes: -ant Etymology: From Old English Engla land. Etymology templates: {{der|de|ang|Engla land}} Old English Engla land Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} England n (proper noun, genitive Englands or (optionally with an article) England)
  1. England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in the United Kingdom Synonyms: Engelland [archaic] Derived forms: Altengland, Engländer, engländisch, Mittelengland, Neuengland, Nordengland, Ostengland, Südengland Related terms: Angelland, Englisch, englisch
    Sense id: en-England-de-name-8qTHSGKa Categories (other): Constituent countries of the United Kingdom, England
  2. (somewhat informal) Great Britain (a large island of the United Kingdom in Northern Europe) Tags: informal, neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in the United Kingdom Synonyms (Great Britain): Großbritannien, GB
    Sense id: en-England-de-name-NgBYc0VP Categories (other): Islands, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 34 23 27 Disambiguation of 'Great Britain': 13 52 29 7
  3. (somewhat informal) United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe) Tags: informal, neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Countries in Europe Synonyms (United Kingdom): Vereinigtes Königreich, VK
    Sense id: en-England-de-name-2HI21-78 Categories (other): Polities, United Kingdom Disambiguation of 'United Kingdom': 21 31 46 2
  4. (informal, proscribed) the British Isles (an archipelago of Western Europe, including Ireland) Tags: informal, neuter, proper-noun, proscribed Categories (place): Places in Ireland
    Sense id: en-England-de-name-NoJy4DHC Categories (other): Islands

Inflected forms

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          "word": "Vereinigtes Königreich"
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