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English  

Definition

  • English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Identifier

  • ENG

Notation

  • en
  • EN
  • eng

In other languages

  • английски

    Bulgarian

  • engleski

    Croatian

  • angličtina

    Czech

  • engelsk

    Danish

  • Engels

    Dutch

  • inglise keel

    Estonian

  • englanti

    Finnish

  • anglais

    French

  • Englisch

    German

  • αγγλικά

    Greek

  • angol

    Hungarian

  • enska

    Icelandic

  • Béarla

    Irish

  • inglese

    Italian

  • angļu valoda

    Latvian

  • anglų kalba

    Lithuanian

  • англиски

    Macedonian

  • Ingliż

    Maltese

  • engelsk

    Norwegian

  • angielski

    Polish

  • inglês

    Portuguese

  • engleză

    Romanian

  • английский

    Russian

  • енглески

    Serbian

  • engleski

    Serbo-Croatian

  • angličtina

    Slovak

  • angleščina

    Slovenian

  • inglés

    Spanish

  • engelska

    Swedish

  • ıngilizce

    Turkish

  • англійська мова

    Ukrainian

  • jendźelšćina

    Upper Sorbian

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ENG

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