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England

[ ing-gluhndor, often, -luhnd ]

noun

  1. the largest division of the United Kingdom, constituting, with Scotland and Wales, the island of Great Britain. 50,327 sq. mi. (130,347 sq. km) : London.


England

/ ˈɪŋɡəԻ /

noun

  1. the largest division of Great Britain, bordering on Scotland and Wales: unified in the mid-tenth century and conquered by the Normans in 1066; united with Wales in 1536 and Scotland in 1707; monarchy overthrown in 1649 but restored in 1660. Capital: London. Pop: 49 855 700 (2003 est). Area: 130 439 sq km (50 352 sq miles) See United Kingdom Great Britain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

England

  1. One of the countries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . London , Birmingham , Liverpool , and Manchester are in England.
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The king or queen of England is the king or queen of the United Kingdom.
The name England is often used to refer to all of Great Britain.
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The former England international goalkeeper should have kept out Levitt's opener, the latest in a line of mistakes that has grown worrying long.

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Norris has also served as the Mayor of the West of England since 2021 but is due to step down ahead of May's local elections.

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More than 56,000 children were in foster care in England in 2024, according to government data, while The Fostering Network estimates there is a shortage of 5,000 foster carers.

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A sharp, funny woman with shoulder-length white hair, Susan tells me her story from her sunny front room somewhere in southern England.

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Freeman did the damage out wide to take the game away from Clermont but the England star who typified Saints' fightback and subsequent dominance was Pollock.

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