East Anglia
Americannoun
noun
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a region of E England south of the Wash: consists of Norfolk and Suffolk, and parts of Essex and Cambridgeshire
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an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk in the 6th century ad ; became a dependency of Mercia in the 8th century
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My purpose is to put a name to the joy I felt last week, testing the Lotus Emira 420 Sport at the company’s test track in the East Anglia region of England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was conducted by scientists from the Francis Crick Institute, Stockholm University, the University of Aberdeen, and the University of East Anglia.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Anders Bergström of the University of East Anglia and co-lead author explained that one of the wolves possessed exceptionally low genetic diversity, even when compared with other ancient wolf specimens.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
There is a further Met Office amber warning in place for extreme heat on Saturday that is valid until 21:00 across south-east England and East Anglia.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
He’d been in East Anglia with contractors seconded to the army, building coastal defenses, which was why he was so late coming to the hospital.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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