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Anglian [ˈæŋglɪən] adj (Historical Terms) of or relating to the Angles or to the Anglian dialects of Old English n
(Linguistics / Languages) the group of Old and Middle English dialects spoken in the Midlands and the north of England, divided into Mercian and Northumbrian See also Kentish, West Saxon See also East Anglia ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| When the inevitable clash for supremacy came, the king of the then-dominant Anglian kingdom, Northumbria, made choice of the Roman as against the Irish Church, a choice which proved decisive for the entire island. That heap of stones brings us at once to the dawn of the Anglian kingdom. Inland the little wintry gardens faded into a confused grey copse; beyond that, in the distance, were long low barns of a lonely farmhouse, and beyond that nothing but the long East Anglian plains. |
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