How can I change the language of the dictionary in iPhone's Safari?

Hello,
I'm from Germany but I use my iPhone 5 in English. Yesterday I was using Safari on the iPhone and wanted to check a word I wasn't familiar with. So I highlighted it, touched "define" - and was surprised to see that I was asked if I wanted to download a dictionary. Okay, so I did. The problem is: It's downloaded the German version. So I can't look-up English words because the dictionary wouldn't recognize them.
My questions are:
1.) Why does the dictionary use a German base when my iPhone runs completely English?
2.) Is there a way to change that? I haven't found an option to do so in the Settings.
The strange thing is that with the iPhone 4 I've had before this was never an issue: The Phone used English and so did the dictionary.
Thank you in advance
Paul

you're not gonna solve that with the language settings ... could be that the dictionary loads the setup language by default, but well here are some simple steps to follow:
1 highlight any word in a text (Safari, Notes anything you want)
2 tap on "define"
3 now in the dictionary panel, tap manage, and add/remove the language or languages that you need. They will be downloaded or removed as needed.
you're done.
ps: reading now that you can't find the "define" option ... then no idea, something went wrong with your setup.

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