East Anglian

British

adjective

of or relating to East Anglia or its inhabitants

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noun

a native or inhabitant of East Anglia

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Example Sentences

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Sutton Hoo is thought to be the burial site of King Raedwald, an East Anglian ruler who died in 624AD.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

Police officers, paramedics, coastguard rescue officers and the East Anglian Ambulance Service were called to Lowestoft at 20:03 GMT on Sunday.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025

Advantage Norwich at the midway point in the East Anglian derby.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

“The storm itself is off the East Anglian Coast, it’s just gone into the southern North Sea, and … it’s starting to lose the energy it had when it first arrived,” he said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2023

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

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