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Sussex

[suhs-iks]

noun

  1. a former county in SE England: divided into East Sussex and West Sussex.

  2. one of an English breed of red beef cattle.

  3. one of an English breed of chickens, raised chiefly for marketing as roasters.

  4. a kingdom of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy in SE England.



Sussex

/ ˈsʌsɪks /

noun

  1. (until 1974) a county of SE England, now divided into the separate counties of East Sussex and West Sussex

  2. (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

  3. a breed of red beef cattle originally from Sussex

  4. a heavy and long-established breed of domestic fowl used principally as a table bird

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Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are now based in California after stepping back from active royal duty.

Seven areas in Blackpool were among the 10 most deprived neighbourhoods identified in the government data, alongside one in Hastings, East Sussex, and one in Rotherham in South Yorkshire.

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The Home Office said discussions were underway to use Cameron Barracks and an East Sussex army training camp for asylum accommodation.

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Mahmood confirmed she wanted to move some migrants to accommodation at army barracks in Inverness and East Sussex by the end of the year.

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Ministers hope to move asylum seekers into sites in Inverness and East Sussex by the end of next month, with discussions between the Home Office and the Ministry of Defence ongoing about other potential locations.

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