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Anglian

[ ang-glee-uhn ]
/ ˈæŋ gli ən /
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adjective
Also Anglic. of or relating to the Angles or to East Anglia.
noun
an Angle.
the northern and central group of Old English dialects, spoken in Northumbria and Mercia.
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Origin of Anglian

First recorded in 1720–30; Angli(a) + -an
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British Dictionary definitions for Anglian

Anglian
/ (ˈæŋɡlɪən) /

adjective
of or relating to the Angles or to the Anglian dialects of Old English
noun
the group of Old and Middle English dialects spoken in the Midlands and the north of England, divided into Mercian and NorthumbrianSee also Kentish, West Saxon
See also East Anglia
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