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english channel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables
en-glish chan-nel
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the British Isles from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

Etymology

From being a channel separating England (“English”) from the continent of Europe.

Inflected Forms

the English Channel (canonical)

Synonyms

the Channel British Sea

Questions

What does english channel mean?
The arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the British Isles from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
Where does english channel come from?
From being a channel separating England (“English”) from the continent of Europe.

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