"Wessex" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈwɛs.ɪks/ [UK]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪks Etymology: From Middle English Westsex, from Old English Westseaxan (literally “West Saxons”), which stood for both Wessex and its people. The use of Wessex in a modern context for the West Country was popularised by Thomas Hardy, who used the term for his semi-fictional setting based on the region. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Westsex}} Middle English Westsex, {{inh|en|ang|Westseaxan|lit=West Saxons}} Old English Westseaxan (literally “West Saxons”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wessex
  1. (historical) One of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, existing between the 6th and 9th centuries, and comprising most of England south of the Thames. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Wessex-en-name-wpV2DyRj
  2. The West Country (south-west England). Categories (place): Regions of England Translations (former kingdom in England): Wessex [masculine] (French), Westsaxōnia (english: medieval) [feminine] (Latin), Westseaxan [masculine, plural] (Old English), Wessex [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-Wessex-en-name-QNcy1g90 Disambiguation of Regions of England: 27 73 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 95 Disambiguation of 'former kingdom in England': 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Essex, Sussex

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