English noun: English language |
1. | English language (communication) 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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| Synonyms | English |
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| Broader (hypernym) | West Germanic, West Germanic language |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | American, American English, American language, Anglo-Saxon, cockney, geordie, King's English, Middle English, Modern English, Old English, Oxford English, Queen's English, Received Pronunciation, Scots, Scots English, Scottish |
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