Meanings
proper noun
- The area of eastern England occupied by the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk and, depending on whose definitions of the precise boundaries are consulted, some adjacent areas, such as parts of Cambridgeshire and parts of Essex.
Meronyms: Norfolk, Suffolk
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Holonyms: East of England < England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World
Origin
From east + Anglia (“the area occupied by the Angles”)
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish East Anglia, Østangel
- East Angliaarea of eastern England
- Østangelarea of eastern England
French Est-Anglie
- Est-Angliearea of eastern England
German Ostanglien
- Ostanglienarea of eastern England
Italian Anglia orientale
- Anglia orientalearea of eastern England
Norwegian Bokmål East Anglia
- East Angliaarea of eastern England
Polish Anglia Wschodnia
- Anglia Wschodniaarea of eastern England
Portuguese Ânglia Oriental
- Ânglia Orientalarea of eastern England
Spanish Anglia Oriental
- Anglia Orientalarea of eastern England
Swedish Östangeln
- Östangelnarea of eastern England
Welsh Dwyrain Anglia
- Dwyrain Angliaarea of eastern England
Cite this entry
APA
East Anglia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Anglia
MLA
“East Anglia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Anglia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “East Anglia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Anglia.
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