Wessex
English
Etymology
From Middle English Westsex, from Old English Westseaxan (literally “West Saxons”), which stood for both Wessex and its people.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɛs.ɪks/
- Rhymes: -ɛsɪks
Proper noun
Wessex
- One of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, existing between the 6th and 9th centuries, and comprising most of England south of the Thames.
Translations
A former kingdom in England.
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