Middlesex

[ mid-l-seks ]

/ ˈmɪd lˌsɛks /

a former county in SE England, now part of Greater London.

a borough in central New Jersey.

Example sentences from the Web for middlesex

As a result Middlesex presents a view of history that is as determinative and linear as you will find in any Greek myth.

American Dreams: “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides |Nathaniel Rich |November 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In Middlesex history is not just determinative; it is also cyclical.

American Dreams: “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides |Nathaniel Rich |November 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Noël Coward was born in Teddington, Middlesex, his father an unsuccessful piano salesman.

The Fabulous Coward |Michael Korda |November 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
In 2001, Arthur's wife and his girlfriend accidentally met while he was recovering from an appendectomy in Middlesex Hospital.

Chile's Etiquette of Love |Tracy Quan |October 16, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Oxhey (2 miles S. from Watford) is a hamlet on the Middlesex border.

Hertfordshire |Herbert W Tompkins
The sheriffs also are sheriffs of the county of Middlesex as well as of London.

London in 1731 |Don Manoel Gonzales
One of later date at Hendon, Middlesex, is also to be commended.

In Search Of Gravestones Old And Curious |W.T. (William Thomas) Vincent
Fortescue was then in February 1606 returned for Middlesex, which he represented till his death on the 23rd of December 1607.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 |Various
There is the place for him to go when he shall be weary of Middlesex and Homer.

In the South Seas |Robert Louis Stevenson

Middlesex

/ (ˈmɪdəlˌsɛks) /

a former county of SE England: became mostly part of N and W Greater London in 1965 Abbreviation: Middx