Wessex

[ wes-iks ]

noun

1. (in the Middle Ages) a kingdom, later an earldom, in S England. : Winchester.
2. the fictional setting of the novels of Thomas Hardy, principally identifiable with Dorsetshire.

Wessex

¹

noun

1. Earl of Wessex
   WessexEarl of See Edward

Wessex

²

/ ˈwɛsɪks /

noun

1. an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in S and SW England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century a.d
2. 1. (in Thomas Hardy's works) the southwestern counties of England, esp Dorset
   2. ( as modifier )

      Wessex Poems

Example Sentences

The rising main had already been identified by Wessex Water prior to the incident, as a critical one that needed to be monitored, but the monitoring was not put in place until after the incident.

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However, Wessex Water and Portsmouth Water received top marks on the same metrics.

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Mr Saunders, who works for Wessex Archaeology, said it will allow them to understand more about historic shipbuilding techniques.

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The Seagull will be produced by Wessex Grove, the same team behind Ostermeier's production of An Enemy of the People, which starred Matt Smith earlier this year.

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Farnham in Surrey and Star Lane in Wokingham, Berkshire, were the most abused level crossings in the Wessex region last year, Network Rail said.

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