of or from Englandrelating or belonging to English English grammar Englishness noun[Old English englisc, from Engle (pl) Angles]
(the English) (used as pl) the people of Englandthe Germanic language spoken in Britain, the USA, and most Commonwealth countriesEnglish language, literature, or composition as an academic subject(treated as pl) the natives or inhabitants of EnglandNAmer sideways spin imparted to a ball in pool or billiardsEnglish adjEnglishness noun