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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
A placename.
A former county of south-east England, England, United Kingdom, now divided into East and West Sussex), then bordered by Surrey, Kent, Hampshire and the English Channel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: Sussexshire
Antonyms: none provided
name
A placename.
Ellipsis of University of Sussex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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name
A placename.
A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename.
A town in New Brunswick, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename.
Ellipsis of Sussex Drive and Sussex Street: a street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on which the residence of the Prime Minister of Canada and the Governor General of Canada are located.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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name
A placename.
A borough of New Jersey, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename.
A census-designated place, the county seat of Sussex County, Virginia, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename.
A village in Wisconsin, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
A British breed of dual-purpose chicken, reared both for its meat and for its eggs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: county
History
Inherited from Old English Sūþseaxan (literally “South Saxons”), which stood for both Sussex and its people. The town in New Brunswick may have been named after Sussex, New Jersey. The civil parish is named after the town.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
