| england | | |
| n. (location) | 1. england | a division of the United Kingdom. |
| ~ great revolt, peasant's revolt | a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II. |
| ~ battle of flodden field, flodden | a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed. |
| ~ battle of hastings, hastings | the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest. |
| ~ battle of maldon, maldon | a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem. |
| ~ battle of marston moor, marston moor | a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert. |
| ~ battle of naseby, naseby | a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists. |
| ~ battle of tewkesbury, tewkesbury | the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians. |
| ~ english civil war | civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648. |
| ~ restoration | the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660. |
| ~ war of the roses, wars of the roses | struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII. |
| ~ balldress | a suit or dress for formal occasions. |
| ~ puritanism | the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects). |
| ~ european country, european nation | any one of the countries occupying the European continent. |
| ~ cotswold hills, cotswolds | a range of low hills in southwestern England. |
| ~ cheviot hills, cheviots | a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland. |
| ~ pennine chain, pennines | a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| ~ albion | archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically. |
| ~ anglia | the Latin name for England. |
| ~ lancaster | a city in northwestern England. |
| ~ lake district, lakeland | a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain. |
| ~ british capital, capital of the united kingdom, greater london, london | the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center. |
| ~ manchester | a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England. |
| ~ kingston-upon hull, hull | a large fishing port in northeastern England. |
| ~ liverpool | a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports. |
| ~ brummagem, birmingham | a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center. |
| ~ oxford | a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University. |
| ~ cambridge | a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University. |
| ~ bath | a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains. |
| ~ blackpool | a resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower. |
| ~ brighton | a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex. |
| ~ bristol | an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon. |
| ~ cheddar | a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made. |
| ~ leicester | an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement. |
| ~ newcastle, newcastle-upon-tyne | a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary). |
| ~ pompey, portsmouth | a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base. |
| ~ coventry | an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century. |
| ~ gloucester | a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn. |
| ~ reading | a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England. |
| ~ sunderland | a port and industrial city in northeastern England. |
| ~ worcester | a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn. |
| ~ avon | a county in southwestern England. |
| ~ berkshire | a county in southern England. |
| ~ cornwall | a hilly county in southwestern England. |
| ~ cumbria | a county of northwestern England. |
| ~ cumbria | a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines. |
| ~ devon, devonshire | a county in southwestern England. |
| ~ essex | a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary. |
| ~ gloucestershire | a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley. |
| ~ hampshire | a county of southern England on the English Channel. |
| ~ hertfordshire | a county in southern England. |
| ~ kent | a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans. |
| ~ somerset | a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel. |
| ~ east sussex | a county in southern England on the English Channel. |
| ~ west sussex | a county in southern England on the English Channel. |
| ~ leicester, leicestershire | a largely agricultural county in central England. |
| ~ lincolnshire | an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea. |
| ~ northumberland | the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall). |
| ~ east anglia | a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom. |
| ~ lancashire | a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles. |
| ~ surrey | a county in southeastern England on the Thames. |
| ~ marston moor | a former moor in northern England. |
| ~ yorkshire | a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties. |
| ~ north yorkshire | a county in northern England. |
| ~ west yorkshire | a metropolitan county in northern England. |
| ~ south yorkshire | a metropolitan county in northern England. |
| ~ northamptonshire | a county is central England. |
| ~ northumbria | an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876. |
| ~ west country | the southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset). |
| ~ sussex | a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century. |
| ~ wessex | a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century. |
| ~ hadrian's wall | an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain. |
| ~ isles of scilly, scilly islands | an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates. |
| ~ aire, aire river, river aire | a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire. |
| ~ upper avon, upper avon river, avon, river avon | a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn. |
| ~ avon, river avon | a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn. |
| ~ cam, cam river, river cam | a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River. |
| ~ europe | the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles. |
| ~ humber | an estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River. |
| ~ ouse, ouse river | a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber. |
| ~ river severn, severn, severn river | a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain. |
| ~ sherwood forest | an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band. |
| ~ river thames, thames, thames river | the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea. |
| ~ river trent, trent, trent river | a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber. |
| ~ river tyne, tyne, tyne river | a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea. |
| ~ english person | a native or inhabitant of England. |
| ~ englishman | a man who is a native or inhabitant of England. |
| ~ englishwoman | a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England. |
| ~ borderer | an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England). |
| ~ esquire | (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood. |
| ~ franklin | a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth. |
| ~ fancy man, pandar, pander, panderer, pimp, procurer, ponce | someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce). |
| ~ alfred alistair cooke, alistair cooke, cooke | United States journalist (born in England in 1908). |
| ~ a level | the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level). |
| ~ gcse, general certificate of secondary education, o level | the basic level of a subject taken in school. |
| ~ regency | the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity. |
| ~ saxon | of or relating to or characteristic of the early Saxons or Anglo-Saxons and their descendents (especially the English or Lowland Scots) and their language.; "Saxon princes"; "for greater clarity choose a plain Saxon term instead of a latinate one" |
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