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Essex

proper noun

  1. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛs.ɪks/ / [ˈes.iks]

name

Etymology: Inherited from Old English Ēastseaxan (literally “East Saxons”), which stood for both Essex and the people of Essex.

  1. A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London, and separated from Kent by the Thames estuary.
  2. A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
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  18. A surname.