Sussex
Americannoun
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a former county in SE England: divided into East Sussex and West Sussex.
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one of an English breed of red beef cattle.
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one of an English breed of chickens, raised chiefly for marketing as roasters.
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a kingdom of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy in SE England.
noun
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(until 1974) a county of SE England, now divided into the separate counties of East Sussex and West Sussex
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(in Anglo-Saxon England) the kingdom of the South Saxons, which became a shire of the kingdom of Wessex in the early 9th century a.d
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a breed of red beef cattle originally from Sussex
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a heavy and long-established breed of domestic fowl used principally as a table bird
Example Sentences
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The royal editor of the Daily Mail has denied she asked a freelance journalist in South Africa to get "sensitive" flight details for the Duke of Sussex's trips abroad with girlfriends.
From BBC
The East Sussex couple are being held in Tehran's Evin prison, having been detained and sentenced on espionage charges, which they deny.
From BBC
Justin Matthews, Hansons' regional director for Kent and Sussex, said the "unique item" had given him "goosebumps" when he first saw it.
From BBC
Brown said he had submitted a five-page dossier to several UK police forces – including the Met, Sussex and Thames Valley Police – providing new and additional information from Epstein-related documents published in the US.
From BBC
All three, from Hastings and St Leonards, East Sussex, were told by the judge that they would only serve a 12-month sentence and would be eligible for release in early 2026.
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