Used in a Sentence

england

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for england.

Editorial note

Height in England currently averages 5'10 for men; over that time, the whole world has gotten taller than England.

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Quick take

The largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom; established in southern Britain by Aethelstan of Wessex in 927.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of england gathered in one view.

noun

The largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom; established in southern Britain by Aethelstan of Wessex in 927.

noun

A habitational surname from Old English.

noun

(dated, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of Great Britain or United Kingdom.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for england.

noun

The largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom; established in southern Britain by Aethelstan of Wessex in 927.

noun

A habitational surname from Old English.

noun

(dated, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of Great Britain or United Kingdom.

noun

(US) A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States.

Example sentences

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Height in England currently averages 5'10 for men; over that time, the whole world has gotten taller than England.

2

In England you can use whatever name you like, as long as you don't have the intent to deceive.

3

But in England I felt like I was a homeless person wandering around with cardboard boxes on my feet.

4

The article cites $1tn/year being taken out of poorer countries by corruption, and $190bn worth of property in England and Wales owned by offshore companies.

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Much goes to New England and New York State.

6

Love shouldn't have to be defended from others, but alas PDA for children is a huge social issue in modern America - and England too, I have noticed.

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The Crime Survey for England and Wales – the most authoritative picture of crime in the country - estimated that there were 124,000 disability hate incidents in the past two years alone.

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My comment was referring to the fact that many documentaries list 19th England as a tipping point about views on sexuality that backfired silently, turning people away from natural relationship into hidden ~perverted~ customs.

9

I can't find a sources on this but I believe part of what he wanted was England to have a set of epic myths commensurable with those in the edda - this motivation certainly influenced the overall style of the stories.

10

It's like people who buy solar panels in north england; they think it gives them 'free' energy and they are being 'green', while ignoring completely the carbon footprint of making that panel in the first place; while that panel will /never/ repay itself with the energy it harvests.

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I would arrest anybody who uses the word State (in any sense other than the inaminate real of England and its inhabitants, a thing that has neither power, rights nor mind); and after a chance of recantation, execute them if they remained obstinate!

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> 80,000 Hours is part of the Centre for Effective Altruism, a registered charity in England and Wales, Registered Charity Number 1149828 Centre for Effective Altruism, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Littlegate House, St Ebbes Street, Oxford OX1 1PT, UK.

Quote examples

1

"Sometimes their shoes are even cheap and beat-up, even though it's a mortal sin in England".

2

“While existing private digital currencies have economic flaws which make them volatile, the distributed ledger technology that their payment systems rely on may have considerable promise,” the Bank of England wrote in February.

Proper noun examples

1

Here in England, that means it arrives the next day regardless of what shipping method you ask for, and since there's always somebody here, it just plain works.

2

They want to advertise to people so they contact Google's English ad division and buy ads to be shown in England.

3

Imagine an English person running an English business (eg, a tea shop with a single store and no online presence) in England.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use england in a sentence?

Height in England currently averages 5'10 for men; over that time, the whole world has gotten taller than England.

What does england mean?

The largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom; established in southern Britain by Aethelstan of Wessex in 927.

What part of speech is england?

england is commonly used as noun.