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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"That gives the whole area respite because they know this offender is not allowed in," said Katy Bourne, the Sussex police and crime commissioner.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
In January, hundreds of people with England flags marched through a small town in Sussex when the government announced a similar plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Home Office figures show there were 42,674 shoplifting offences across Kent, Surrey and Sussex in 2025/26 compared with 28,048 cases in 2019/20.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Southern Water supplies water and wastewater services to more than four million customers across Hampshire, Kent, Sussex and the Isle of Wight.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Speckled Sussex finally found what they were looking for—the old typewriter I have in the loft.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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