Wessex
[ wes-iks ]
/ ˈwɛs ɪks /
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noun
(in the Middle Ages) a kingdom, later an earldom, in S England. Capital: Winchester.
the fictional setting of the novels of Thomas Hardy, principally identifiable with Dorsetshire.
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British Dictionary definitions for Wessex (1 of 2)
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/ (ˈwɛsɪks) /
noun
an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in S and SW England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century a.d
- (in Thomas Hardy's works) the southwestern counties of England, esp Dorset
- (as modifier)Wessex Poems
British Dictionary definitions for Wessex (2 of 2)
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