Lewes

American  

[loo-is] / ˈlu ɪs /

noun

1. George Henry, 1817–78, English writer and critic.

2. a city in East Sussex, in SE England: battle 1264.

3. a river flowing N and NW from Tagish Lake to join the Pelly River, in S Yukon Territory, Canada, forming the Yukon River: called the Upper Yukon River since 1945. About 338 miles (544 km) long.

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Lewes British  

/ ˈluːɪs /

noun

1. a market town in S England, administrative centre of East Sussex, on the River Ouse: site of a battle (1264) in which Henry III was defeated by Simon de Montfort. Pop: 15 988 (2001)

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Example Sentences

He appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday to hear that his trial is scheduled for October.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The influencer, who lives in Lewes, said symptoms began when she started to have chest pains and vomited.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Schmidt, who lives with her husband of 65 years in Lewes, Del., filled prescriptions for more than a dozen different drugs in the past year, according to pharmacy and medical records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

She is the daughter of Tom Hanks and his first wife, Susan Dillingham, who used the stage name Samantha Lewes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

Her real name was Mary Ann Evans, and she had come with her longtime companion, George Lewes, who wrote about natural history and was an advocate of Darwinism.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman