英えい蘭らん

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Meanings

1

the United Kingdom and the Netherlands; British-Dutch

Historical term referring to both Britain and the Netherlands together, often in diplomatic or trade contexts.

江え戸ど時じ代だい、英えい蘭らんとの交こう流りゅうは限かぎられていた。
During the Edo period, exchanges with the United Kingdom and the Netherlands were limited.

2

obsolete term

Obsolete term for England; replaced by イングランド in modern Japanese.

See also: イングランド

古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、英えい蘭らんがイングランドを指さすことがある。
In old documents, 英蘭 can refer to England.