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Essex
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A county in eastern England, on the North Sea coast northeast of London.
"They grew up in a small village in Essex."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn English county near London, historically the home of the East Saxons.
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Etymology
From Old English Ēastseaxan, "East Saxons" — the historical kingdom of the Saxon settlers who lived east of Wessex and Sussex.