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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England lock George Martin and Wales prop Nicky Smith are among high-profile playing departures.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

But the Ashes hangover – pun intended – will linger over this England regime.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

By the time England take the field for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on Thursday it will be 145 days since their Ashes humiliation was completed in Sydney.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Up to 400 patients a year in England could benefit from the new treatment – the first for hard-to-treat ovarian cancer in 20 years.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The new monarch’s name was Henry VIII, and he was the latest in a line of kings and queens from the House of Tudor who ruled England from 1485 to 1603.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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