Anglian

[ ang-glee-uhn ]

adjective

1. Also of or relating to the Angles or to East Anglia.

noun

1. an Angle.
2. the northern and central group of Old English dialects, spoken in Northumbria and Mercia.

ˈAnglian

/ ˈæŋɡlɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Angles or to the Anglian dialects of Old English

noun

1. the group of Old and Middle English dialects spoken in the Midlands and the north of England, divided into Mercian and Northumbrian See also Kentish West Saxon

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglian¹

First recorded in 1720–30; Angli(a) + -an

Example Sentences

He served with the Royal Anglian Regiment for four years and had helped to train Ukrainian conscripts following the Russian invasion in February 2022.

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The other six – Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Severn Trent, South West Water, United Utilities and Yorkshire Water - had refused to share data about when they might be spilling with the BBC.

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Utility company Anglian Water has committed to providing the biosolids - a product of its waste water treatment process - to Firefly as part of an initial pilot phase.

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Advantage Norwich at the midway point in the East Anglian derby.

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An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said two ambulances, four ambulance officer vehicles, the Hazardous Area Response Team and a response car from the East Anglian Air Ambulance were sent to the scene.

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