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Sussex

American  
[suhs-iks] / ˈsʌs ɪks /

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 British  
/ 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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Another woman, Kim, was filmed last summer on a beach in West Sussex, by a different man wearing smart sunglasses.

From BBC

Adam Farhat is an international finance and economics graduate student at the University of Sussex.

From Barron's

Sussex Police said it was aware of a number of reports involving payment issues over vehicle sales and its enquiries were ongoing.

From BBC

The first asylum seekers have been moved into a former military site in East Sussex, the Home Office has confirmed.

From BBC

Another claimant, the Duke of Sussex, was seen entering the court after a spokesperson said he would be present "to support, and show solidarity".

From BBC