English Channel
English Channel proper noun: the arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the British Isles from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
Proper noun
the English Channel
- The arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the British Isles from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
- Synonyms:
- the Channel, British Sea
English Channel meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
English Channel in Hindi
- The part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and France
- इंग्लिश चैनल iṅgliś cainal
English Channel in Tamil
- The part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and France
- ஆங்கிலக் கால்வாய் āṅkilak kālvāy
English Channel in Marathi
- The part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and France
- इंग्लिश खाडी iṅgliś khāḍī
English Channel in Urdu
- The part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and France
- رودبار انگلستان rude-er inglistan
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- English Channel in Bengali
- ইংলিশ চ্যানেল iṅliś cênel
- English Channel in Telugu
- ఇంగ్లీషు చానల్ iṅglīṣu cānal
- English Channel in Malayalam
- ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ചാനൽ iṅglīṣŭ cānal
- English Channel in Kannada
- ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಕಡಲ್ಗಾಲುವೆ iṅgliṣ kaḍalgāluve
- English Channel in Punjabi
- ਇੰਗਲਿਸ਼ ਚੈਨਲ iṅgaliś cainal
- English Channel in Gujarati
- ઇંગ્લીશ ખાડી iṅglīś khāḍī
- English Channel in Pashto
- مانش mānš
- English Channel in Tagalog
- Bambang ng Inglatera
- English Channel in Arabic
- بَحْر الْمَانْش baḥr al-mānš, الْمَانْش al-mānš
- English Channel in Malay
- Selat Inggeris
- English Channel in Indonesian
- Selat Inggris
- English Channel in Persian
- کانال مانش kânâl-e mânš, مانش mânš
- English Channel in Thai
- ช่องแคบอังกฤษ chɔ̂ng-kɛ̂ɛp-ang-grìt
- English Channel in Vietnamese
- eo biển Măng-sơ
Synonyms of English Channel
- the Channel
- British Sea
Origin of English Channel
From being a channel separating England (“English”) from the continent of Europe.
Questions about English Channel
- What does English Channel mean?
- English Channel means the arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the British Isles from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
- What is English Channel in Hindi?
- English Channel in Hindi is इंग्लिश चैनल (iṅgliś cainal). See English Channel meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is English Channel?
- English Channel is a proper noun.
Words near English Channel in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: English Channel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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