East Anglia

English

Etymology

east + Anglia (the area occupied by the Angles)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌiːst ˈæŋ.ɡli.ə/

Proper noun

East Anglia

  2. The area of eastern England occupied by the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk and, depending on whose definitions of the precise boundaries are consulted, some adjacent areas, such as parts of Cambridgeshire and parts of Essex.
    Holonyms: East of England < England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World
    Meronyms: Norfolk, Suffolk
  4. (historical) A former kingdom in medieval England.

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