Engels

[ eng-guhlz; for 1 also German eng-uhls; for 2 also Russian en-gyils ]

noun
  1. Frie·drich [free-drikh], /ˈfri drɪx/, 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.

  2. a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River, opposite Saratov.

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How to use Engels in a sentence

  • Marx removed to Brussels, where Engels was living, and for the first time devoted himself to prolonged and profound labours.

    Karl Marx | Achille Loria
  • It was through Engels that Marx was enabled to continue his studies and to complete the work which is his title to eternal fame.

    Karl Marx | Achille Loria
  • As to this fundamental proposition of the Manifesto, it "belongs," says Engels, "wholly and solely to Marx."

British Dictionary definitions for Engels

Engels

/ (German ˈɛŋəls) /


noun
  1. Friedrich (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1820–95, German socialist leader and political philosopher, in England from 1849. He collaborated with Marx on The Communist Manifesto (1848) and his own works include Condition of the Working Classes in England (1844) and The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884)

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