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Middlesex
Middlesex
English
Proper noun
Middlesex
A
former
inland
county
of
England
, partly absorbed into the
erstwhile
County of
London
in 1889; finally abolished in 1965 and absorbed mainly into
Greater London
, the south-west corner of the county becoming part of
Surrey
.
Etymology
From
Old English
middel
+
Seaxe
, meaning "Middle Saxons".
Pronunciation
(
UK
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈmɪdl̩.sɛks/
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