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Sussex County

Sussex County proper noun: one of 3 counties in Delaware, United States. County seat: Georgetown. Formerly known as Deale County in colonial America.

Proper noun

Sussex County

  1. One of 3 counties in Delaware, United States. County seat: Georgetown. Formerly known as Deale County in colonial America.
  2. One of 21 counties in New Jersey, United States. County seat: Newton.
  3. One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Sussex.

Origin of Sussex County

All are named after Sussex in England.

Questions about Sussex County

What does Sussex County mean?
Sussex County means one of 3 counties in Delaware, United States. County seat: Georgetown. Formerly known as Deale County in colonial America.
What part of speech is Sussex County?
Sussex County is a proper noun.

Words near Sussex County in the dictionary

  1. susser
  2. susses
  3. susses out
  4. sussest
  5. Sussex
  6. Sussex County
  7. Sussex Drive
  8. Sussex Inlet
  9. Sussex marble
  10. Sussex marbles
  11. Sussex pond pudding

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