Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to East Anglia or to the Angles.
  • noun An Angle.
  • noun The Old English dialects of Mercia and Northumbria.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the Angles, or to East Anglia.
  • noun A member of the tribe of the Angles.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to the Angles.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to the Angles (Germanic people)
  • adjective Of or pertaining to East Anglia
  • noun An Angle (member of a Germanic people)
  • proper noun An Old English dialect from Mercia or Northumbria

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun one of the major dialects of Old English

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Examples

  • There have been at least three churches on the site since the one built by Eadwine counting his timber church and its stone replacement as one: a larger ‘Anglo-Saxon’ church built in the 8th century and sometimes called the Anglian Minster; a Norman Minster built in the Romanesque style in the 11th century; and the present Minster built in the Gothic style between the 13th and 15th centuries.

    Archive 2010-01-01 Carla 2010

  • There have been at least three churches on the site since the one built by Eadwine counting his timber church and its stone replacement as one: a larger ‘Anglo-Saxon’ church built in the 8th century and sometimes called the Anglian Minster; a Norman Minster built in the Romanesque style in the 11th century; and the present Minster built in the Gothic style between the 13th and 15th centuries.

    The battle of Arfderydd or Arthuret Carla 2010

  • There have been at least three churches on the site since the one built by Eadwine counting his timber church and its stone replacement as one: a larger ‘Anglo-Saxon’ church built in the 8th century and sometimes called the Anglian Minster; a Norman Minster built in the Romanesque style in the 11th century; and the present Minster built in the Gothic style between the 13th and 15th centuries.

    Location of the seventh-century church in York Carla 2010

  • "Anglian," down to the middle of the ninth century.

    English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day 1873

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  • Its customer base includes over 1,000 blue chip and public sector organisations, including names such as Anglian Water, Müller, the NHS, Harper Collins, Rugby Football Union and Arts

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  • Its customer base includes over 1,000 blue chip and public sector organisations, including names such as Anglian Water, Müller, the NHS, Harper Collins, Rugby Football Union and Arts Council England.

    Releases feed from RealWire 2010

  • Its customer base includes over 1,000 blue chip and public sector organisations, including names such as Anglian Water, Mothercare, the NHS, Harper Collins, Rugby Football Union and

    Releases feed from RealWire 2010

  • Its customer base includes over 1,000 blue chip and public sector organisations, including names such as Anglian Water, Müller, the NHS, Harper Collins, Rugby Football Union and Arts

    Releases feed from RealWire 2010

  • Its customer base includes over 1,000 blue chip and public sector organisations, including names such as Anglian Water, Mothercare, the NHS, Harper Collins, Rugby Football Union and Arts Council England.

    Releases feed from RealWire 2010

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