Etymology

Englee

En·glee
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Today it means: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Full definition →

French anglais
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  1. French · derived fromanglais“English”
  2. English todayEnglee

Derived from a corruption of French anglais (“English”), referring here to a settlement created by English settlers in an area officially controlled by the French as a result of the Treaty of Utrecht.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.