Lewes

[ loo-is ]

noun

1. George Henry, 1817–78, English writer and critic.
2. a city in East Sussex, in SE England: battle 1264.
3. a river flowing N and NW from Tagish Lake to join the Pelly River, in S Yukon Territory, Canada, forming the Yukon River: called the Upper Yukon River since 1945. About 338 miles (544 km) long.

Lewes

/ ˈluːɪs /

noun

1. a market town in S England, administrative centre of East Sussex, on the River Ouse: site of a battle (1264) in which Henry III was defeated by Simon de Montfort. Pop: 15 988 (2001)

Example Sentences

Kevin and Cathy Mooney, from Arizona, said they were in Lewes for the first time.

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There are a total of six processions through Lewes between 17:30 and 23:30 GMT.

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While Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot of 1605 dominate the UK's autumnal bonfire tradition, the town also remembers the 17 Protestants who were burnt to death by the Catholic queen, Mary I, in Lewes in the 1500s.

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Crowds of people lined the streets of Lewes as the town’s bonfire societies marched with burning torches for Guy Fawkes Night.

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Thousands of people are set to attend the annual bonfire event in Lewes this evening.

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