the Queen's Englishnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkwiːnz ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ//ˌkwiːnz ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/the English language as it is spoken in the south of England, considered by some people as a standard of good English:
We were all taught to speak the Queen's English.
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Forms of the English language
- art
- aught
- Australian English
- BBC English
- British English
- Brummie
- Canadian English
- cockney
- cockney rhyming slang
- elf
- Estuary English
- Geordie
- lavender language
- Liverpudlian
- mockney
- Scots
- Scottish English
- Scouse
- Strine