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  • proper noun a town in East Sussex, England

Etymologies

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from the Saxon "hlaews" - hills, referring to the several mounts in Lewes.

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Examples

  • Joseph F. McHugh Sr., 80, an auditor for the Defense Department from 1958 to 1989 who later became mayor of Bethany Beach, Del., died Sept. 15 at a hospital in Lewes, Del., of complications from pneumonia.

    Joseph F. McHugh Sr., 80, Defense Department auditor, Del. mayor, dies Post 2010

  • In April, John Wilson left his home in Lewes, East Sussex, and caught a train to London, armed with his £3,280 annual season ticket.

    Fare-dodging: A commuter tells how he was 'prosecuted for protesting' Tony Levene 2010

  • Thursday, May 12, 2005 at the home of his daughter in Lewes, DE after

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • This is a good argument in Lewes against the numpties who would ban your luvvly bonfires on 'eco' grounds; by burning all that waste timber rather than sending it to landfill to rot, you are actually saving the planet ...

    Look How Clever We Are ! Newmania 2008

  • Lewes is not, as the Sussex Express sometimes appears to think, exclusively populated by adherents of whatever concoction of mutually contradictory causes the Liberals are espousing this week.

    Letter To The Express Newmania 2008

  • (Lewes is not at all impressed with the EU and as for not being asked ... don ` t even suggest it) 4: 14 PM

    This Blog is Closed.- Newmania 2008

  • Lewes is obviously a long way from the Westminster Village.

    Dale Is Hamilton-Miller Newmania 2008

  • I expect Lewes is like other provincial towns in suffering from endless low-level nuisance from the yoof, who are scarcely ever even so much as told to stop: loutish behaviour, noise, breaking and spoiling things in public places.

    Early Day Motions Newmania Style Newmania 2008

  • Actually, Lewes is a favourite place for me, is the Parham Arms still any good?

    Local News Newmania 2008

  • Just watched a One Show thingey on the BBC about hypnotizing children in Lewes and I thought og you .....

    Oh Dear Newmania 2008

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