English usually refers to:
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English language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples th ...
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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 ancestry, history, and culture. The Engl ...
English may also refer to:
Culture, language and peoples
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
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Amish
The Amish (, also or ; ; ), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptism, Anabaptist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, church fellowships with Swiss people, Swiss and Alsace, Alsatian origins. As they ...
term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity
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English studies
English studies (or simply, English) is an academic discipline taught in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education in English-speaking countries. This is not to be confused with English taught as a foreign language, which is a dis ...
, the study of English language and literature
Media
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''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film
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''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang
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''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation
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''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries
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''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi
People and fictional characters
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English (surname)
English is an English surname.
The name is attested from the 12th century. From parts of Great Britain near the borders of England with Scotland and Wales, it may have been applied to people who spoke English, or to distinguish people of English a ...
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English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach
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English Gardner
English Gardner (born April 22, 1992) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100-meter dash. She has a personal best of 10.74 seconds, set in 2016.
Career
She was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Voorhees Township, ...
(born 1992), American track and field sprinter
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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 signi ...
(1882–1928), Irish footballer
* Aiden English, a ring name of
Matthew Rehwoldt
Matthew Thomas Rehwoldt (born October 7, 1987) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as a color commentator, alongside Tom Hannifan. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he perfo ...
(born 1987), American former professional wrestler
* Ben English, stage name of
Derek Hay
Derek Andrew Hay (born 12 August 1964), also known by his stage name Ben English, is a British pornographic actor and the founder and owner of the adult talent agency LA Direct Models. He semi-retired from performing in the late 2000s after ap ...
(born 1964), British porn actor
Places in the United States
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English, Indiana
English is a town in and the county seat of Crawford County, Indiana, United States. The population was 645 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, making it one of Indiana's smallest county seats. The settlement was named Hartford (1839-18 ...
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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 landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of ...
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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 ...
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English, West Virginia
English is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia
West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.T ...
Sport
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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 (cue sports), pool'', which d ...
, side spin on the cue ball
See also
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Englisch
Englisch or Englissh is a surname, a variant of ''English''. Notable persons with that name include:
* Andreas Englisch (born 1963), German journalist
* Berthold Englisch (1851–1897), Austrian chess master
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, a surname
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Engrish
''Engrish'' is a slang term for the inaccurate, poorly translated, nonsensical or ungrammatical use of the English language by native speakers of other languages. The word itself relates to Japanese speakers learning r and l, Japanese speaker ...
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