WESSEX

Meaning of WESSEX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwe-siks ]

geographical name

ancient Anglian kingdom S England capital Winchester; one of kingdoms in Anglo-Saxon heptarchy

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WESSEX — geographical name ancient Anglian kingdom S England capital Winchester; one of kingdoms in Anglo-Saxon heptarchy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WESSEX — Ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, southern England. Its area approximated that of the counties of Hampshire , Dorset , Wiltshire , Somerset …
Английский словарь Британика
WESSEX — /wes"iks/ , n. 1. (in the Middle Ages) a kingdom, later an earldom, in S England. Cap.: Winchester. See map …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WESSEX — n. Saxon kingdom in south west England
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WESSEX — one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, whose ruling dynasty eventually became kings of the whole country. In its permanent …
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WESSEX — Wessex BrE AmE ˈwes ɪks § \ -əks
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WESSEX
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WESSEX — n. Ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, southern England. Its area approximated that of the counties of Hampshire , Dorset , Wiltshire , …
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WESSEX — I . Wessex a region of southern England in Anglo-Saxon times. Originally part of what is now Hampshire and Oxfordshire …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
WESSEX — I.Уэссекс (королевство, основанное западными саксами в 6 в. Захватило территорию ряда др. королевств и в том же веке образовало единое …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
WESSEX — Уэссекс
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WESSEX — англосакс. кор-во Уэссекс
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WESSEX — (0) уэссекс
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WESSEX — англосакс. кор-во Уэссекс
Англо-Русский географический словарь
WESSEX — I ['¦ў©э°©] ист. Уэссекс (королевство, основанное западными саксами в 6 в. Захватило территорию ряда др. королевств и в том же веке образовало …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
WESSEX — n. Pronunciation: ' we-siks Function: geographical name ancient Anglian kingdom S England capital Winchester; one of kingdoms in Anglo-Saxon heptarchy
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WESSEX SADDLEBACK — noun Etymology: from Wessex, England, wehre it was originally bred 1. usually capitalized W&S : an old British breed of …
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MERCIA — Ancient kingdom, central England. One of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the Heptarchy, it comprised the border areas, corresponding to modern …
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HARDY, THOMAS — born June 2, 1840, Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, Eng. died Jan. 11, 1928, Dorchester, Dorset British novelist and poet. Son of …
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BRETWALDA — or brytenwalda Any of several Anglo-Saxon kings with lordship over kingdoms beyond their own. Used in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the …
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ALFRED — I known as Alfred the Great born 849 died 899 King of Wessex (871–99) in southwestern England. He joined his …
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KENT — administrative, geographic, and historic county of England, lying along the English Channel at the southeastern extremity of Great Britain. A …
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GODWINE — also spelled Godwin died April 15, 1053 earl of Wessex, the most powerful man in England during the opening years …
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ESSEX — county, northeastern New York state, U.S. It comprises a mountainous region bounded by the Ausable River to the northeast, Vermont …
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE — language that originated in England and is now widely spoken on six continents. It is the primary language of the …
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EGBERT — also spelled Ecgberht, or Ecgbryht died 839 Egbert, from an undated engraving king of the West Saxons from 802 to …
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EDWARD — born c. 963 died March 18, 978, Corfe, Eng.; feast day March 18 Saint Edward the Martyr, silver penny, 10th …
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CENTWINE — died 685 king of the West Saxons, or Wessex (from 676), son of King Cynegils and brother of King Cenwalh. …
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CAEDWALLA — born c. 659 died April 20, 689 also spelled Cadwalader king of the West Saxons, or Wessex (from 685), great-grandson …
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ALFRED — born 849 died 899 Alfred the Great also spelled Aelfred, byname Alfred The Great king of Wessex (871899), a Saxon …
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AETHELRED I — died April 871 Aethelred I (Ethelred) king of Wessex and of Kent (865/866-871), son of Aethelwulf of Wessex. By his …
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