单词 | sussex |
释义 | Sussex in British English (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 ad 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 Sussex in American English 1 (ˈsʌsɪks) noun any of a breed of domestic chicken, originating in Sussex, with speckled or reddish feathers, usually raised for its meat Sussex in American English 2 (ˈsʌsɪks) 1. former Anglo-Saxon kingdom in SE England see also heptarchy 2. former county of SE England, on the English Channel: now divided into two counties, East Sussex, West Sussex Word origin ME Suth-sæxe < OE Suth-Seaxe, South Saxon (land or people): see south & SaxonWord lists with breeds of cattle |
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