the English

noun

: the people of England

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In the following days, the couple travelled across the country, making several stops before ending up in Newhaven, a seaside town overlooking the English Channel. Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 19 July 2025 Four years after Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the Welsh Wrexham AFC team and boosted the moribund club’s status from the lower-rung National League to a historic three consecutive promotions in the English Football League, Snoop Dogg is getting in on the action. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 July 2025 He was honored by the English department in the classroom for outstanding performance. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025 Another duality at play is the two roses from the English and the French as the top note. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 7 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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