West Sussex
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- proper noun
- Many historic buildings can be found in West Sussex, including Arundel Castle.
Examples
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The beaches along the West Sussex coast are popular in summer.
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She grew up in West Sussex before moving to London for university.
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I live in West Sussex.
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Have you ever visited West Sussex?
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Many historic buildings can be found in West Sussex, including Arundel Castle.
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The beaches along the West Sussex coast are popular in summer.
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She grew up in West Sussex before moving to London for university.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The name is transparently composed of 'west' (direction) + 'Sussex' (the county), so it denotes the western part/administrative area of Sussex. This follows a common, cross-linguistic geographic naming pattern (direction + place), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
West Sussex comes from the old name Sussex, which itself comes from the phrase 'South Saxons' — the Saxon people who lived in the south of England. The word West was added to show the western part of that area, so today West Sussex means the western county of Sussex in southern England.