English Explanatory Dictionary

Sussex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename.
  2. 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.
  3. Ellipsis of University of Sussex.
  4. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  5. A town in New Brunswick, Canada.
  6. 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.
  7. A borough of New Jersey, United States.
  8. A census-designated place, the county seat of Sussex County, Virginia, United States.
  9. A village in Wisconsin, United States.
  10. A surname.
noun
  1. A British breed of dual-purpose chicken, reared both for its meat and for its eggs.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌs.ɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sussex.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Sussex.wav

Word forms

Sussex Sussexes

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Sussexshire

Related words

Essex Middlesex Wessex

Derived words

1 Sussex Drive 1 Sussex Street 24 Sussex Drive 24 Sussex Street County of Sussex Duchess of Sussex Duke of Sussex East Sussex Mid Sussex Pride of Sussex Shire of Sussex Sussex County Sussex Drive Sussex Dukedom Sussexer Sussex Inlet sussexite Sussexman Sussex marble Sussexshire Sussex Street West Sussex
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