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

Example Sentences

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In her columns for “Smart Housekeeping,” Elizabeth presides over an idyll of New England domesticity.

From Salon

He scored a winner in one of those finals, and did the same against England at Wembley.

From BBC

For Scotland, he scored a winning goal against England in 1981 and netted against New Zealand at the 1982 World Cup finals.

From BBC

The previous Ashes Test in Melbourne, in 2021, was over inside three days as England were bowled out for 185 and 68.

From BBC

It was there that some worse-for-wear England players ended their celebrations of a win over New Zealand with a late-night meal.

From BBC