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“Connections” or “Connexions”

Language

Connections and connexions are both English terms.

Usage

Connections is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while connexions is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
connections 100 96 97 100 97 99 0 100 99 100 100 100
connexions 0 4 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "connections" over "connexions" (100 to 0).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "connections" over "connexions" (96 to 4).
  • In India, there is a preference for "connections" over "connexions" (97 to 3).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "connections" over "connexions" (100 to 0).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "connections" over "connexions" (97 to 3).
  • In Australia, there is a preference for "connections" over "connexions" (99 to 1).
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "connections" and "connexions".
  • In Ireland, there is a preference for "connections" over "connexions" (100 to 0).
  • In New Zealand, there is a preference for "connections" over "connexions" (99 to 1).
  • In Jamaica, there is a preference for "connections" over "connexions" (100 to 0).
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "connections" over "connexions" (100 to 0).
  • In Guyana, there is a preference for "connections" over "connexions" (100 to 0).
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use connections or connexions with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “connections”

  • Connections with neighbouring countries
  • Research is looking into connections between hair loss and other
  • She eventually used her father's connections to get signed to London
  • Transport Connections
  • Leibler, a law firm with connections to the Australian Jewish community,
  • Connections youth also took three times
  • 1930er years resulted in that connections to the Eichsfeld are to
  • such persons via their existing connections in the World Family Tree.
  • same chip with the electrical connections to the floating point unit
  • Lockard, Executive Director of Texas Connections Academy @ Houston, EdTech Leadership

Examples of “connexions”

  • Ph.D. material scientists and material specialists.
  • New Connexions Free Church Ely is the
  • New Connexions Free Church is a church
  • In England, a Connexions Centre was a location, as
  • Railway station with connexions to Hof, Bamberg, Würzburg, Bayreuth,
  • Connexions Centre
  • contests and created strong creative connexions with American rap artists.
  • These make the connexions and overlaps of ideas clearly
  • This simplified connexions.
  • and this besides the inner connexions of thought", and in the


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