[General] English Countries or English-speaking countries?

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Hugo_Lin

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Hi, native speaker friends:

which one is more natural?

English countries or English-speaking countries?

I'm referring to countries where English is the official or most-spoken language.
 

probus

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There is only one English country, namely England.

I don't think you should hyphenate "English speaking" when referring to other places where English is widely used.
 

Tdol

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We'd generally hyphenate it there in BrE too.
 
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