Sussex
Americannoun
-
a former county in SE England: divided into East Sussex and West Sussex.
-
one of an English breed of red beef cattle.
-
one of an English breed of chickens, raised chiefly for marketing as roasters.
-
a kingdom of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy in SE England.
noun
-
(until 1974) a county of SE England, now divided into the separate counties of East Sussex and West Sussex
-
(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
-
a breed of red beef cattle originally from Sussex
-
a heavy and long-established breed of domestic fowl used principally as a table bird
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Switching focus from the midterms in the US, the Sun tops with a report on Thomas Markle Snr, the father of the Duchess of Sussex.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are pictured as they "move into new Cotswolds home", the paper says.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Dr Renske McFarlane who leads the project at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, said that for many women, living with the effects of treatment can continue for years.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The headline on the Sun asks "Will Meg dad dodge justice" as it continues its front page coverage of the allegations around Thomas Markle, the father of the Duchess of Sussex.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Then they settled down, even the Speckled Sussex, and went back to sleep.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
