Englishism


[ing-gli-shiz-uh m or, often, -li-] /ˈɪŋ glɪˌʃɪz əm or, often, -lɪ-/

noun
1.
a Briticism.
2.
attachment to what is .
/ˈɪŋɡlɪˌʃɪzəm/
noun (mainly US)
1.
an English custom, practice, etc
2.
a word or expression not found in forms of English other than British English; Anglicism
3.
high regard for English customs, institutions, etc

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