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the English

noun

: the people of England

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Pokeepsie is now working on bigger and more ambitious YA projects and possibly some in the English-language. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2025 Jacir focuses on a handful of villagers and a few of the English. Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025 The sets were worth the wait, moody and alluring and brimming with scandalous modern art and sour colors chosen to make the English Heritage building regulators faint. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2025 According to The Athletic's report, three teams from the English Women's Super League have also been in talks with Rodman's agent. Parker Johnson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the English

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“The English.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20English. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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