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

Well-priced, well-located homes in Rehoboth and Lewes are selling extremely quickly and some with multiple offers.

From Washington Blade

LEWES, Delaware—The whispers about Dr. Earl Bradley started years ago in this sleepy fishing village of 3,000.

From The Daily Beast

If there has been any material improvement in Lewes for the past hundred years, it is hardly apparent to the casual observer.

From Project Gutenberg

A little to the north of Brighton is Lewes, the county town of Sussex, rich in relics of antiquity.

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Lewes's Biographical History of Philosophy has the merit of clearness, and is very interesting, but rather superficial.

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The motion was seconded by Mr. Fitzroy, member for Lewes, who warmly challenged inquiry into his conduct.

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On the 22d of June, 1557, the town of Lewes beheld ten persons doomed to perish by fire and persecution.

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