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Anglian

American  
[ang-glee-uhn] / ˈæŋ gli ən /

adjective

  1. Also of or relating to the Angles or to East Anglia.


noun

  1. an Angle.

  2. the northern and central group of Old English dialects, spoken in Northumbria and Mercia.

ˈAnglian British  
/ ˈæŋɡlɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Angles or to the Anglian dialects of Old English

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noun

  1. the group of Old and Middle English dialects spoken in the Midlands and the north of England, divided into Mercian and Northumbrian See also Kentish West Saxon

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Etymology

Origin of Anglian

First recorded in 1720–30; Angli(a) + -an

Example Sentences

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"Essentially Anglian Water are using the River Great Ouse as a sewage outlet – and it's not acceptable," he says.

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The news was met with hundreds of supportive comments from football fans and groups, as well as Walsall supporters and East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town.

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He left the armed forces in 2013 but later served as a helicopter pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance before stepping down in July 2017 to focus on his royal duties.

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Services of re-dedication were held at Ypres, supported by serving soldiers from the Royal Anglian Regiment and attended by the men's relatives.

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An Anglian Water spokeswoman said checks confirmed the foam had been caused "by a third-party" and was not from any of "our equipment or assets in the area".

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