england
English Thesaurus
1. a division of the United Kingdom (noun.location)
| instance hyponym | : | albion, |
| definition | : | archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | anglia, |
| definition | : | the Latin name for England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | cheviot hills, cheviots, |
| definition | : | a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | pennine chain, pennines, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | lancaster, |
| definition | : | a city in northwestern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | lake district, lakeland, |
| definition | : | a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | manchester, |
| definition | : | a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | hull, kingston-upon hull, |
| definition | : | a large fishing port in northeastern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | liverpool, |
| definition | : | a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | birmingham, brummagem, |
| definition | : | a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | oxford, |
| definition | : | a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | cambridge, |
| definition | : | a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | bath, |
| definition | : | a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | blackpool, |
| definition | : | a resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | brighton, |
| definition | : | a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | bristol, |
| definition | : | an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | cheddar, |
| definition | : | a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | leicester, |
| definition | : | an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | newcastle, newcastle-upon-tyne, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | pompey, portsmouth, |
| definition | : | a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | coventry, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | gloucester, |
| definition | : | a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | reading, |
| definition | : | a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | sunderland, |
| definition | : | a port and industrial city in northeastern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | worcester, |
| definition | : | a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | avon, |
| definition | : | a county in southwestern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | berkshire, |
| definition | : | a county in southern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | cornwall, |
| definition | : | a hilly county in southwestern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | cumbria, |
| definition | : | a county of northwestern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | cumbria, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | devon, devonshire, |
| definition | : | a county in southwestern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | essex, |
| definition | : | a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | gloucestershire, |
| definition | : | a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | hampshire, |
| definition | : | a county of southern England on the English Channel (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | hertfordshire, |
| definition | : | a county in southern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | kent, |
| definition | : | a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | somerset, |
| definition | : | a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | east sussex, |
| definition | : | a county in southern England on the English Channel (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | west sussex, |
| definition | : | a county in southern England on the English Channel (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | leicester, leicestershire, |
| definition | : | a largely agricultural county in central England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | lincolnshire, |
| definition | : | an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | northumberland, |
| definition | : | the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall) (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | east anglia, |
| definition | : | a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | lancashire, |
| definition | : | a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | surrey, |
| definition | : | a county in southeastern England on the Thames (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | marston moor, |
| definition | : | a former moor in northern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | yorkshire, |
| definition | : | a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | north yorkshire, |
| definition | : | a county in northern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | west yorkshire, |
| definition | : | a metropolitan county in northern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | south yorkshire, |
| definition | : | a metropolitan county in northern England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | northamptonshire, |
| definition | : | a county is central England (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | northumbria, |
| definition | : | an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | west country, |
| definition | : | the southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset) (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | sussex, |
| definition | : | a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | wessex, |
| definition | : | a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | hadrian's wall, |
| definition | : | an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | isles of scilly, scilly islands, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | aire, aire river, river aire, |
| definition | : | a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | avon, river avon, |
| definition | : | a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | cam, cam river, river cam, |
| definition | : | a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | humber, |
| definition | : | an estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | ouse, ouse river, |
| definition | : | a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | river severn, severn, severn river, |
| definition | : | a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | river thames, thames, thames river, |
| definition | : | the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | river trent, trent, trent river, |
| definition | : | a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | river tyne, tyne, tyne river, |
| definition | : | a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea (noun.object) |
| part meronym | : | europe, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | english person, |
| definition | : | a native or inhabitant of England (noun.person) |
| member holonym | : | englishman, |
| definition | : | a man who is a native or inhabitant of England (noun.person) |
| member holonym | : | englishwoman, |
| definition | : | a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | great revolt, peasant's revolt, |
| definition | : | a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | battle of flodden field, flodden, |
| definition | : | a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | battle of hastings, hastings, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | battle of maldon, maldon, |
| definition | : | a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | battle of marston moor, marston moor, |
| definition | : | a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | battle of naseby, naseby, |
| definition | : | a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | battle of tewkesbury, tewkesbury, |
| definition | : | the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | english civil war, |
| definition | : | civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648 (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | restoration, |
| definition | : | the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660 (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | war of the roses, wars of the roses, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | balldress, |
| definition | : | a suit or dress for formal occasions (noun.artifact) |
| domain member region | : | puritanism, |
| definition | : | the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects) (noun.cognition) |
| domain member region | : | sherwood forest, |
| definition | : | an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | borderer, |
| definition | : | an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England) (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | esquire, |
| definition | : | (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | franklin, |
| definition | : | a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | a level, |
| definition | : | the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level) (noun.state) |
| domain member region | : | regency, |
| definition | : | the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity (noun.time) |
| domain member region | : | saxon, |
| definition | : | 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 (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | english, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | english, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people (adj.pert) |
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