English person

/ˌɪŋ(g)lɪʃ ˌpʌrsn/
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Definitions of English person
  1. noun
    a native or inhabitant of England
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    Englishman
    a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
    Englishwoman
    a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England
    Anglo-Saxon
    a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
    Anglo-Saxon
    a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'
    Anglo-Indian
    a person of English citizenship born or living in India
    Cantabrigian
    a resident of Cambridge
    Lancastrian
    a resident of Lancaster
    Lancastrian
    a member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster
    Geordie
    a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
    Hanoverian
    a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover
    Liverpudlian, Scouser
    a native or resident of Liverpool
    Londoner
    a native or resident of London
    Mancunian
    a native or resident of Manchester
    Oxonian
    a native or resident of Oxford
    Brummie, Brummy
    a native or resident of Birmingham, England
    Mackem
    a native of Sunderland
    Sassenach
    the Scots' term for an English person
    Tyke
    a native of Yorkshire
    John Bull, limey
    a man of English descent
    Cornishman
    a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
    Cornishwoman
    a woman who is a native or resident of Cornwall
    Cockney
    a native of the east end of London
    burgess, burgher
    a citizen of an English borough
    Jacobean
    any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
    Tory
    a member of political party in Great Britain that has been known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the opposition party to the Whigs
    Whig
    a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
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    Brit, Britisher, Briton
    a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
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