Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An Anglo-Saxon kingdom of southern England bordering on the English Channel. Founded in the fifth century AD, it was captured by the kingdom of Wessex in 825.
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maritime county in thesouth -east ofEngland (now divided into east- and west-), bordered bySurrey ,Kent ,Hampshire and theEnglish Channel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
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Examples
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Sussex, says Mr. Borrer, author of _The Birds of Sussex_, has two other large heronries -- at Windmill Hill Place, near Hailsham, and Brede, near
Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas
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In the matter of honouring illustrious Sussex men and women, the late Mark Antony Lower played his part with _The Worthies of Sussex_, and Mr. Fleet with _Glimpses of Our Sussex Ancestors_; but the Sussex "Characters," where are they?
Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas
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John Fuller has a better claim to be remembered in Sussex by his purchase of Bodiam Castle, when its demolition was threatened, and by his commission to Turner to make pictures in the Rape of Hastings, five of which were engraved and published in folio form, in 1819, under the title _Views in Sussex_.
Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas
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SUSSEX, N.B. - RCMP have released the name of a teenager who died after he was hit by a train in Sussex, N.B. Police say Nevin Tyrell Coates, 16, of Southfield, N.B., was struck on Saturday.
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June 28th, 2009 SUSSEX - The drawn tour game against Sussex has left the Australian cricket team management with creases on their foreheads, at least insofar as deciding their bowling line-up for the first Ashes Test against England to played in Cardiff from July 8.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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June 28th, 2009 SUSSEX - The drawn tour game against Sussex has left the Australian cricket team management with creases on their foreheads, at least insofar as deciding their bowling line-up for the first Ashes Test against England to played in Cardiff from July 8.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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This cottage in Sussex, Great Britain, would have been enclosed inside of any ivy vine or something that reflected the scene within.
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This cottage in Sussex, Great Britain, would have been enclosed inside of any ivy vine or something that reflected the scene within.
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Hazel Fenton, from East Sussex, is alive nine months after medics ruled she had only days to live, withdrew her antibiotics and denied her artificial feeding.
Tell me again how death panels are an impossibility. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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Born in Sussex, he's been a U.S. citizen since 1981.
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