East Anglia
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- proper noun
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East Anglia
- Norwich was in effect the capital of East Anglia and was the second largest city at the time.
- communities in East Anglia
Examples
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The colonists who came from East Anglia to New England in the 1630s left behind a sophisticated manufacturing economy in which men, not women, did the weaving.
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You can also expect a fair few in eastern England, including East Anglia.
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But it was families from the midst of this polarized society who had left East Anglia for New England.
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There was no comparable opportunity in East Anglia for employment or land to settle, such as Springfield offered in New England.
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What were the opportunities for the less well-off in the weaving communities of East Anglia?
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The UN climate-change panel, an eminent international organization that reviews and assesses research and advises governments, relies heavily on the East Anglia Climatic Research Unit data for its projections.
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In the tenth century, East Anglia was home to many wealthy and powerful families.
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The landscape of East Anglia is characterized by its flat plains and agricultural fields.
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Historically, East Anglia was known for its flourishing textile industry during the medieval period.
Synonyms
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A country in the south of Great Britain with London as its capital
Surface Forms
Morphology
The name combines 'east' (a direction) with 'Anglia' (England), so its meaning 'the eastern part of England' is directly derivable from the constituent words. This directional + place-name composition is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the referent.
Etymology
The place name East Anglia comes from the old words east and Anglia, and it literally meant the 'eastern land of the Angles'. That's why East Anglia today is the name for the part of eastern England that was settled by that group.