Englishest

Adjective

English (comparative more English, superlative most English)

1. Of or pertaining to England.
   • During the war of 1914–18 the English working class were in contact with foreigners to an extent that is rarely possible. The sole result was that they brought back a hatred of all Europeans, except the Germans, whose courage they admired.1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. I

   Synonyms:

   southron

2. English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
   • Those immigrants Anglicised their names to make them sound more English.
3. Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).
   • The Uſuwrper [...] within a few miles Tanna's Fort, near the Engliſh ſettlement of Fort William.1765, John Zephaniah Holwell, Interesting Historical Events, Relative to the Provinces of Bengal, and the Empire of Indostan: With a Seasonable Hint and Perswasive to the …, volume 1, T. Becket and...
4. Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
   • an English ton
5. Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.
6. Denoting a vertical orientation of the barn doors on a camera.

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