Engels

American

[eng-guhlz, eng-uhls, en-gyils] / ˈɛŋ gəlz, ˈɛŋ əls, ˈɛn gjɪls /

noun

Friedrich 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.
a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River, opposite Saratov.

Engels British

/ ˈɛŋəls /

noun

Friedrich (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1820–95, German socialist leader and political philosopher, in England from 1849. He collaborated with Marx on The Communist Manifesto (1848) and his own works include Condition of the Working Classes in England (1844) and The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884)

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Belgium midfielder Arne Engels is having a medical pending a transfer to West Ham United, Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has confirmed.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

His reading was precociously broad: Marx and Engels, Baudelaire and Céline, all in their original languages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

West Ham are confident of agreeing a deal with Celtic to sign £20m-rated Belgium midfielder Arne Engels, 22.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

At 30, Engels finally took a job at one of his father’s companies, where he complained that “I’ve now got to be at the office no later than 10 in the morning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

In the afternoon, they lay spread out, sunbathing in front of the library, reading Swift or Engels or Beckett.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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