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england | us |

As a proper noun england

is the region of the island of great britain which is to the east of wales and the south of scotland; one of the constituent countries of the united kingdom.

As a noun us is

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england

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The region of the island of Great Britain which is to the east of Wales and the south of Scotland; one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom.
  • The United Kingdom.
  • Usage notes

    * Outside the UK, and even sometimes in England itself (especially historically; less often now), the term England often refers to the UK as a whole. This use is sometimes considered offensive, especially by residents of the other constituent countries of the UK.

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    us

    English

    (wikipedia us)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (personal) me and at least one other person; the objective case of we .
  • (colloquial) me
  • Give us a look at your paper.
    Give us your wallet!
    Quotations
    * 1611 — 1:1 *: Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us ...
    See also
    * we * our * ours

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
  • It's not good enough for us teachers.
    See also
    * we

    Etymology 2

    Derived from the similarity between the letter u and the Greek letter .

    Symbol

    (head)
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    Etymology 3

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    Noun

    (head)
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