Definitions

England

[ing-gluhnd, -luhnd] / ˈɪŋ glənd, -lənd /

NOUN

British Empire

Synonyms

WEAK

Britain Commonwealth of Nations United Kingdom perfidious Albion the Commonwealth

NOUN

United Kingdom

Synonyms

WEAK

Albion Blighty Britain Britannia Commonwealth of Nations Great Britain Land of the Rose UK United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Alphonsi, who won 74 caps for England, said she felt let down by Smith's punishment.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The RFU council - famously described by then England captain Will Carling in 1995 as "57 old farts" - is in the process of being reformed.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Palmer and Joao Pedro, who were left out of the England and Brazil World Cup squads respectively, are among the high-profile names included in Confessions II - The Film.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Or is being in the wrong place at the very wrong time not enough to bring down one of the best players to have ever pulled on an England shirt?

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The number of objects recovered from the Mary Rose suggests that some of the crew were from outside England.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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