Sussex
Sussex1 definition
Sus·sex (sus′iks)
noun
any of a breed of domestic chicken, originating in Sussex, with speckled or reddish feathers, usually raised for its meat
Sussex2 definition
Sus·sex (sus′iks)
- former Anglo-Saxon kingdom in SE England
- former county of SE England, on the English Channel: now divided into two counties, East Sussex & West Sussex
Etymology: ME Suth-sæxe < OE Suth-Seaxe, South Saxon (land or people): see south & Saxon
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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