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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
county ((United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government)
Holonyms ("Essex" is a part of...):
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
Holonyms ("Essex" is a member of...):
Home Counties (the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded)