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Anglia

Anglia

5 9.9
A Latin name for England used in old books and maps
  • proper noun
  • Literature
translation icon : Anglia
  • Guthrum stood on the very brink of becoming king in not just East Anglia and parts of Mercia, but Wessex too.
  • East Anglia
  • Anglia Ruskin University

And while we were in that English Anglia, we got arrested.

Examples

  • What were the opportunities for the less well-off in the weaving communities of East Anglia?

    Academic text (1995)
  • Norwich was in effect the capital of East Anglia and was the second largest city at the time.

  • Take three men and ride back into East Anglia.

  • "Out There" on the University of East Anglia campus.

    Academic text (2008)
  • My academic work at the University of East Anglia keeps me occupied.

    Blog text (16)
  • The transmitter in East Anglia.

  • But it was families from the midst of this polarized society who had left East Anglia for New England.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The Climatic Research Unit at the previously obscure University of East Anglia is one of the few in existence that stores temperature data.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Henry the Eighth's daughter Mary, who at this time was living in seclusion in East Anglia, was not willing to accept this.

  • East Anglia is known for its beautiful landscapes and rich history.

Synonyms

Albion
vsAnglia
  • Archaic
5 9.9

An old name for England or Great Britain used in poems

is specific to England and not used for Great Britain

Compounds

1 3.9

A region in eastern England made of Norfolk, Suffolk, and parts of Cambridgeshire and Essex

Surface Forms

Anglia main

Etymology

Anglia is the Latin name for England. It comes from the name of the Angles, a people from what is now northern Germany, so Anglia means 'land of the Angles' and you can see the same root in English, which is why old maps and books use Anglia for England.