Old English Engla land, literally "the land of the Angles" (see English (n.1)), used alongside Angelcynn "the English race," which, with other forms, shows Anglo-Saxon persistence in thinking in terms of tribes rather than place. By late Old English times both words had come to be used with a clear sense of place, not people; a Dane, Canute, is first to call himself "King of England." By the 14c. the name was being used in reference to the entire island of Great Britain and to the land of the Celtic Britons before the Anglo-Saxon conquest. The loss of one of the duplicate syllables is a case of haplology.
双语例句
1. He was confirmed as a member of the Church of England.
他领受了坚振礼，成为英国国教会的一员。
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2. He was headmaster of a public school in the West of England.
他是英格兰西部一所公学的校长。
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3. Queen Mary started the fashion for blue and white china in England.
玛丽女王开启了青花瓷在英格兰的流行风尚。
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4. After the pain of defeat passes, England have some thinking to do.
失败的痛苦过去以后，英国人应该认真反思一下。
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5. That programme will include live commentary on the England-Ireland game.
