Phrase Hound found 474 phrases and 107 compound words that contain english. The most common are listed below. Open english in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 474
- Old EnglishThe ancestor language of Modern English, also called Anglo-Saxon, spoken in most of Britain from about 400 to 1100.
- American EnglishThe form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English or Canadian English and that of other places.
- New EnglishThe form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England, completed in roughly 1550.
- English ChannelThe arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the British Isles from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
- Middle EnglishThe ancient or older language of Modern English, spoken in England and parts of Scotland (where it became Lowland Scots) from about 1100 AD to 1500 AD.
- Standard EnglishThe form of the English language widely accepted as the usual correct form.
- English CanadaEnglish-speaking (Anglophone) Canada.
- Black EnglishAny of several varieties of English spoken by or associated with Black people, especially people of African origin or in Africa.
- Australian EnglishThe form of the English language used in Australia.
- English studiesAn academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language, English linguistics, and English sociolinguistics.
- British EnglishOf or relating to, or spoken or written in British English.
- English EnglishA dialect of the English language that is spoken mostly in England.
- English language
- business EnglishA type of English used in business contexts, such as banking, commerce, finance, international trade, insurance, etc.
- English-CanadianOf or relating to Anglophone Canadians, of English Canada.
- Canadian EnglishThe variety of the English language used in Canada.
- Singapore EnglishA localised variety of English found in Singapore, made up of two varieties: high (Singapore Standard English) and low (Singapore Colloquial English, Singlish).
- Indian EnglishA major dialect of the English language, spoken in many varieties in India and by people from India.
- Basic EnglishA simplified controlled language based on English and intended for international communication and TESL.
- Scottish EnglishA variety of the English language that is spoken mostly in Scotland.
- I don't speak EnglishIndicates that the speaker is unable to speak the English language.
- world EnglishAny of various national or regional varieties of English other than British or American English.
- Early Modern EnglishThe form of the English language written and spoken from the end of the 15th century to the mid-17th century.
- English PlusA movement that encourages English-only speakers to learn other languages in order to promote cultural diversity and acceptance.
- English-speaking
Compound words 107
- EnglishmanA native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation.
- shengA Chinese wind instrument, a free-reed mouth organ consisting of 13 or more bamboo pipes of various lengths, which are fixed at their bases in a wind chest made from a dried gourd (or, more recently, wood or chrome-plated brass).
- SpanglishA language blend of English and Spanish spoken by both Latinas, Latinos, and Anglo-Americans.
- EnglishwomanA female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
- SinglishA highly colloquial or basilectal variety of Singapore English incorporating much Hokkien and Malay lexis.
- GreeklishA system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet, either phonetically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Niki) or orthographically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Nikh).
- ChinglishOf or resembling English that is influenced by the Chinese language.
- GlobishA simplified version of the English language, not created but consisting of the most common English words and phrases, enabling non-English-speakers to communicate.
- DanglishAn informal variety of language that mixes elements of Danish and English languages.
- EnglishryThose people living in Ireland or in Wales who are of English descent (chiefly with definite article).