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Anglian

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An·gli·an  (nggl-n)
adj.
Of or relating to East Anglia or to the Angles.
n.
1. An Angle.
2. The Old English dialects of Mercia and Northumbria.
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
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Noun1.Anglian - one of the major dialects of Old English
Old English, Anglo-Saxon - English prior to about 1100
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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.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
That heap of stones brings us at once to the dawn of the Anglian kingdom.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
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.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
 
 
 
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