Anglian

American  

[ang-glee-uhn] / ˈæŋ gli ən /

adjective

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

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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

Etymology

Origin of Anglian

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Standing inside Bedford WRC, Geoff Darch, Anglian Water's head of strategic asset planning, says the site is "at its limit".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Manuel Fernandez, 57, went to school at Billericay in Essex, and was a soldier in the Royal Anglian Regiment, according to his LinkedIn profile.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Anglian Water is facing paying out £62.8m after an investigation by the industry regulator found a "serious breach" in how the company managed its sewage works.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

Buried in the grounds of a farmhouse near the East Anglian coast, just where someone had told them to look.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins