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English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England. The namesake of the language is the ______
Angles
Modern English is both the most spoken language in the world and the third-most spoken native language, after ______
Mandarin Chinese and Spanish
It is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in 59 sovereign states (such as in ______
India, Ireland, and Canada
In some other countries, it is the sole or dominant language for historical reasons without being explicitly defined by law (such as in the ______
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It is a co-official language of the United Nations, the European Union, and many other international and regional ______
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English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval ______.
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Modern English is both the most spoken language in the world and the third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and ______.
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It is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than ______ speakers.
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English is either the official language or one of the official languages in 59 sovereign states (such as in India, Ireland, and ______).
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It is a co-official language of the United Nations, the European Union, and many other international and regional ______.
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