The term ENGLISH can be broken down into seven crossword solutions: BRITONS (7 letters), AVON (4 letters), OUSE (4 letters), LIT (3 letters), OLDE (4 letters), SPIN (4 letters), and KINGS (5 letters). BRITONS refers to the people of the United Kingdom, AVON is a river in England, OUSE is another river in England, LIT is an abbreviation for literature, OLDE is an archaic spelling of old, SPIN is an abbreviation for spinning, and KINGS is a reference to the monarchy of England. HIBERNO (7 letters) is an adjective referring to the Irish people.