English-speaking world

Where Britain's tongue dominates

The English-speaking world refers collectively to countries and regions where English is a primary language—the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and parts of the Caribbean and Africa.

The term often appears in discussions of cultural influence, media reach, or linguistic trends: The show became a hit across the English-speaking world.

It can imply shared cultural assumptions despite geographic distance.

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British monarchy · fish and chips · Canada · colonization · missionary schools · Jamaica · Commonwealth Games · cricket match · BBC News · India · Singapore · idioms · Australia · dialects · New Zealand · accents · international diplomacy · trade routes

Opposites
linguistic sphere

English-speaking worldLatin America

Romance-speaking Western Hemisphere

Greater China

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G