Anglia
Pronunciation: [ˈaŋ.ɡli.a]
“Anglia” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:
proper noun
- England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, but the exact source is unclear: * From Proto-West Germanic *angī (“narrow”), as in the narrow waters of the area, or * From Proto-Germanic *angulaz (“hook”), either referring to the shape of the isle or the Angles as a fishing people. Folk etymology (according to the Gesta Danorum) drew it from the Nordic hero Angul, whose name was supposedly given to the Angles and his…
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