Middlesex

[mid-l-seks]

noun

a former county in SE England, now part of Greater London.

a borough in central New Jersey.

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Examples from the Web for middlesex

Contemporary Examples of middlesex

In Middlesex history is not just determinative; it is also cyclical.
American Dreams: “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides
Nathaniel Rich
November 29, 2012
As a result Middlesex presents a view of history that is as determinative and linear as you will find in any Greek myth.
American Dreams: “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides
Nathaniel Rich
November 29, 2012
Noël Coward was born in Teddington, Middlesex, his father an unsuccessful piano salesman.
The Fabulous Coward
Michael Korda
November 27, 2010
In 2001, Arthur's wife and his girlfriend accidentally met while he was recovering from an appendectomy in Middlesex Hospital.
Chile's Etiquette of Love
Tracy Quan
October 16, 2010

Historical Examples of middlesex

He was afterward deputy-sheriff of Middlesex County, and lived in Westford.
The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1.
Various
Mr. Stevens was born in Middlesex county, Massachusetts, January, 1821.
Cleveland Past and Present
Maurice Joblin
It started in D—'s shop one afternoon after a Kent and Middlesex match.
From a Cornish Window
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Wheatstone is either for "white stone" or for the local Whetstone (Middlesex).
The Romance of Names
Ernest Weekley
He also gave the citizens the county of Middlesex to farm on payment to the Crown of 300l.
The History of London
Walter Besant

British Dictionary definitions for middlesex

Middlesex

noun

a former county of SE England: became mostly part of N and W Greater London in 1965Abbreviation: Middx

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Word Origin and History for middlesex

Middlesex

literally "(land of the) Middle Saxons" (those between Essex and Wessex); originally a much larger region. See middle + Saxon.