Sussex
Speech parts
1. Sussex - Noun
2. Sussex - Proper noun
Meaning
(countable) A surname.
A borough of New Jersey, United States.
A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A placename.
A former county of south-east England, England, United Kingdom, now divided into East- and West-), then bordered by Surrey, Kent, Hampshire and the English Channel.
A town in New Brunswick, Canada.
Ellipsis of Sussex Drive or Sussex Street; a street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on which the residence of the Prime Minister of Canada and the Governor General of Canada are located.
A census-designated place, the county seat of Sussex County, Virginia, United States.
A village in Wisconsin, United States.
Light Sussex hen
Sussex (plural Sussexes)
A British breed of dual-purpose chicken, reared both for its meat and for its eggs.
Synonyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
For all its prestige, its fabulous views, its indoor pool, and its lovely garden, 24 Sussex is more like an old hotel than a modern home.
I shall not rest quiet in Montparnasse. I shall not lie easy at Winchelsea. You may bury my body in Sussex grass, You may bury my tongue at Champmédy. I shall not be there. I shall rise and pass. Bury my heart at Wounded Knee.
He is not in the least arrogant. The last album was written in a room in Sussex. He was like a mad professor, spending all day writing and then coming out with brilliant tunes.
I didn't play a great deal of sport in primary school. It was not until I went away to boarding school in Sussex that I really got into sport.
Oh, Sussex, Sussex by the sea! Good old Sussex by the Sea! You may tell them all that we stand or fall For Sussex by the sea!
It must be said that Brighton, unlike London, makes driving seem very appealing. Instead of glowering faces and angry horns on all sides, we have the coast road in front of us and the Sussex Downs just 10 minutes behind us.