the English

noun

: the people of England

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The Strait of Dover is the narrowest section of the English Channel and marks the boundary between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, making transits there navigationally notable and strategically visible to allies and partners. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 That is a lasting impression when driving the lightest car that money can buy, the English Caterham Super Seven. Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025 Brewer was known as a leader in fostering and strengthening Greater Cincinnati’s Latino community, founding the English Language Learning Foundation Inc. in 2003 after retiring from Cincinnati Public Schools. Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2025 Quill Gardens Boutique Hotel There’s more local flavor at this boutique hotel, a blue-and-white mansion perched at the foot of The Quill on the road to the English Quarter. Jeannette Cooperman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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