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East Anglian

British  

adjective

  1. of or relating to East Anglia or its inhabitants

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of East Anglia

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Example Sentences

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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.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

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

But in a corner of the East Anglian countryside, where the group's B-17s began bombing raids on Nazi Germany, the men of "Bloody Hundredth" have long been celebrated.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

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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