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/ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ noun

Translation

[U] the language that is spoken in the UK, the US, and in many other countries
İngilizce
American/British English Do you speak English?231
the English [plural] the people of England
İngiliz halkı
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(Definition of English noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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