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PRONUNCIATION OF UN-ENGLISH

un-English  [ʌnˈɪŋɡlɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UN-ENGLISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Un-English is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UN-ENGLISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of un-English in the English dictionary

The definition of un-English in the dictionary is not in accordance with the typical attitudes, customs, and beliefs of the English people.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UN-ENGLISH


blinglish
ˈblɪŋɡlɪʃ
Chinglish
ˈtʃɪŋɡlɪʃ
Denglish
ˈdɛŋɡlɪʃ
English
ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ
Hinglish
ˈhɪŋɡlɪʃ
Polglish
ˈpəʊlɡlɪʃ
Singlish
ˈsɪŋɡlɪʃ
Spanglish
ˈspæŋɡlɪʃ
tinglish
ˈtɪŋɡlɪʃ
Yenglish
ˈjɪŋɡlɪʃ
Yinglish
ˈjɪŋɡlɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UN-ENGLISH

un poco
un-American
un-Americanism
un-come-at-able
un-get-at-able
un-made-up
UNA
una corda
unabashed
unabashedly
unabated
unabatedly
unabating
unabbreviated
unabetted
unabiding
unabjured
unable
unabolished
unaborted

WORDS THAT END LIKE UN-ENGLISH

African-American Vernacular English
American English
basic English
Canadian English
Dalglish
Early English
estuary English
half-English
Japanglish
King´s English
Middle English
Modern English
Old English
Oxford English
pidgin English
publish
queen´s English
Southern British English
Standard English
the English
Wardour Street English

Synonyms and antonyms of un-English in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «un-English» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UN-ENGLISH

Find out the translation of un-English to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of un-English from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «un-English» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非英语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

un- Inglés
570 millions of speakers

English

un-English
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संयुक्त राष्ट्र के अंग्रेजी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الامم المتحدة الإنجليزية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ООН- английский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

un -Inglês
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ-ইংরেজি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

non -anglais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Un-bahasa Inggeris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unenglisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

非英語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유엔 - 영어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Un-Inggris
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không biết nói tiếng Anh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐ.நா. ஆங்கிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अ-इंग्रजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İngiliz karşıtı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

un- Inglese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

un -angielski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ООН - англійський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ne- engleză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

un - Αγγλικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

VN - Engels
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

un - English
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

un - engelsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of un-English

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UN-ENGLISH»

The term «un-English» is normally little used and occupies the 112.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of un-English
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UN-ENGLISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «un-English» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «un-English» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about un-English

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UN-ENGLISH»

Discover the use of un-English in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to un-English and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
"Totally Un-English"?: Britain's Internment of "enemy ...
Britain's Internment of "enemy Aliens" in Two World Wars Richard Dove. BRITAIN'S INTERNMENT OF 'ENEMY ALIENS' IN TWO WORLD WARS Edited by Richard Dove The paper on which this book is printed meets the 'TOTALLY ...
Richard Dove, 2005
2
Three Months in an English Monastery: A personal Narrative
You mean that Englishmen are naturally lovers ot gossip and determined newsmongers, and that monasteries in general, and our own in particular, being neither the one nor the other, are un-English ? In this respect you cannot certainly bring ...
Charles WALKER, 1864
3
Memoirs of the R. H. Richard Lalor Sheil: In two volumes
Un- English? I know the value of that expressive and powerful word. I know the great attributes by which the people of this country are distinguished, and of the phrase which expresses the reverse of these habits I can appreciate the full and ...
W. Torrens MacCullagh, 1855
4
Damned Un-English Sailors: British Submariners, 1901 - 1945
En social historie som kortlægger det første halve århundrede af udviklingen inden for Royal Navy Submarine Service. Et billede af livet i land såvel som om bord i krig og fred.
Richard MacKay, 2009
5
Memoirs of the Right Honourable Richard Lalor Sheil
Un- English? I know the value of that expressive and powerful word. I know the great attributes by which the people of this country are distinguished, and of the phrase which expresses the reverse of these habits I can appreciate the full and ...
William Torrens McCullagh Torrens, 1855
6
British Submarines in the Great War: A Damned Un-English Weapon
Originally published in 1970 and out of print for nearly thirty years, this book has already earned its place as a classic of submarine history by an author with an international reputation for being second-to-none in evoking the ...
Edwyn Gray, 2001
7
The Radical Right
Do they find it necessary to have their equivalents of "I Am an American Day?" When they disagree with one another over national policies, do they find it necessary to call one another un-English, un-French or un-Italian? No doubt they too are ...
Daniel Bell, 1971
8
NEAB GCSE English
The buildings were thin and tall in an un-English fashion, the money was different , even the air and light felt different in some ineffable northern way. Every bookshop window was full of books about Scotland or by Scottish authors. And of  ...
Imelda Pilgrim, 1999
9
Aboriginal Placenames: Naming and Re-Naming the Australian ...
Un-English Aboriginal phonemes differently perceived Aboriginal languages typically make use of pronunciation distinctions which are not made in English.18 Thus there are typically two r sounds, one that is a lot like the normal English ...
Harold James Koch, Luise Anna Hercus, 2009
10
Let's Chant, Let's Sing 1
Available at each level are a Student Book, an interleaved Teacher's Book with midterm and final tests, a Workbook, and a Cassette. Student Cards and Teacher Cards are also available.
Carolyn Graham, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UN-ENGLISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term un-English is used in the context of the following news items.
1
City Insider: Can Wizz Air take on Ryanair in eastern Europe?
Its CEO is the distinctly un-English sounding Josef Varadi and it's a clear growth play on the Eastern European region with flights to over 96 destinations ... «Travel Weekly UK, Jul 15»
2
UK Government rejects water cannon use on British mainland
I accept that ... there's something a bit un-English about it. The question is do you keep them ... in reserve as a utensil of crowd control that the police might want ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
3
David Cameron left fuming after fox hunting vote climbdown means …
It's very unfair, very un-English. It's unsportsmanlike to announce a vote and then, as soon as you realise you won't win, say, 'Oh, we don't do that'.” Jane Ireland ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
England eye: Are Clarke's batsmen good enough?
For many all this reckless abandon by the batsmen will seem very un-English. But public criticism hurts and after an exceptionally hapless and gutless ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
5
Lord Mayor Alan Yarrow plans to make City Giving Day bigger and …
The occasion for this rather un-English public display of compassion will be City Giving Day, an initiative of the Lord Mayor's Appeal to champion the City's ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
6
Cook lauds bold new England
Test captain Alastair Cook admits it was an “un-English” batting attack that was the ... which was a very un-English thing to do, and I think everyone looked round ... «Sportinglife.com, Jun 15»
7
Public grief shines light on mourning process
That, too, was a very un-English grieving - from Michael Clarke's broken-hearted tribute and outpourings of grief from family and friends, to Twitter tributes from ... «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 14»
8
'Britain is back': UK Prime Minister David Cameron calls for Aussie …
You've laid on some un-English weather for me." Mr Abbott said it was "terrific" to have taken in Sydney's sights with his British counterpart. The live stream from ... «9news.com.au, Nov 14»
9
The un-English flair of Denis Compton
It is interesting to reflect on the stereotypes that exist with respect to the various batting "styles" of players from certain countries, like the Calypso flair regularly ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Aug 14»
10
The more the English change, the more we stay the same
Two years ago, I made myself rather unpopular by predicting in some radio interviews that the “outbreak of un-English sociability” on public transport during the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Un-English [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/un-english>. Apr 2024 ».
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