English > English language: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries. |
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| Synonym | English |
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| Narrower | American English, American language, American | The English language as used in the United States |
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| King's English, Queen's English | English as spoken by educated persons in southern England |
| Middle English | English from about 1100 to 1450 |
| Modern English | English since about 1450 |
| Old English, Anglo-Saxon | English prior to about 1100 |
| Oxford English | The dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious / pretentious |
| Received Pronunciation | The approved pronunciation of British English |
| Scottish, Scots, Scots English | The dialect of English used in Scotland |
| cockney | The nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London |
| geordie | The nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Broader | West Germanic, West Germanic language | A branch of the Germanic languages |
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| Spanish | English language, English, inglés |
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| Catalan | anglés, anglès, English |
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