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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

a branch of the Germanic languages

the English language as used in the United States

the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London

the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

English as spoken by educated persons in southern England

the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting

English from about 1100 to 1450