English usually refers to: *

English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the is ...

English people The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language in England, English language, a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language, and share a common history and culture. The English identi ...

English may also refer to:

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* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

English national identity A national identity of the English as the people or ethnic group dominant in England dates to the Anglo-Saxon period. The establishing of a single English ethnic identity dates to at least AD 731, as exemplified in Bede's ''Ecclesiastical History ...

, an identity and common culture **

English language in England The English language spoken and written in England encompasses a diverse range of accents and dialects. The language forms part of the broader British English, along with other varieties in the United Kingdom. Terms used to refer to the ...

, a variant of the English language spoken in England *

English languages (disambiguation) English languages may refer to: * Anglic languages, a group of languages that includes Old English and the languages that descended from it, like Modern English or Scots * English dialects and the World Englishes, varieties more closely associated w ...

English studies English studies (usually called simply English) is an academic discipline taught in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education in English-speaking countries; it is not to be confused with English taught as a foreign language, which ...

, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an

Amish The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite churches ...

term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity

Individuals

English (surname) English is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex English (born 1954), American basketball player *Arthur English (1919–1995), English actor and comedian *Bill English (born 1961), New Zealand politician and Prime Mini ...

, a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name **

English McConnell English McConnell (14 May 1883 – 13 June 1928) was an Irish footballer who played for Sunderland, Chelsea and Ireland as a wing half. Club career McConnell started his footballing career with Irish side, Cliftonville in 1902 before signing fo ...

(1882–1928), Irish footballer **

English Fisher English Wilson "Bouie" Fisher (June 1, 1928 – June 30, 2011) was a boxing coach, who trained Bernard Hopkins for the majority of his career. Career Fisher was an amateur and professional boxer who coached Bernard Hopkins from 1989 until their sp ...

(1928–2011), American boxing coach **

English Gardner English Gardner (born April 22, 1992) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100-meter dash. Her personal best of 10.74 seconds, set in 2016, ranks her in the top ten all-time for the distance. Career She was born in Ph ...

(b. 1992), American track and field sprinter

Places

United States

English, Indiana English is a town in Crawford County, Indiana, United States. It has served as the county seat of Crawford County since 28 December 1893. The population was 645 at the 2010 census, making it one of Indiana's smallest county seats. The settlement w ...

, a town *

English, Kentucky English is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper ...

, an unincorporated community *

English, Brazoria County, Texas English is an unincorporated community located at County Road 42 and Oyster Creek in northern Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area. History The community may have been named after the f ...

, an unincorporated community *

English, Red River County, Texas English is an Unincorporated community in northeastern Red River County, Texas, USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North Ameri ...

, an unincorporated community *

English, West Virginia English is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office was closed on November 9, 2002. It was the seat of its county until 1892, when it was moved to Welch. The town is on the Norfolk Southern Rai ...

, an unincorporated community

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English (cue sports term) The following is a glossary of traditional English-language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: ''carom billiards'' referring to the various games played on a billiard table without ; ''pool'', which denotes a host of game ...

, side spin on the cue ball * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese novel by Wang Gang * ''English'' (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam film * ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese film based on Wang's novel * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 miniseries

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