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WESSEX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Wessex" is a part of...):
England (a division of the United Kingdom)