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  • proper noun A street in Ottawa, the location of the official residence of the prime minister of Canada.
  • proper noun Canada, idiomatic The Canadian prime minister or the government.

Etymologies

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By ellipsis from 24 Sussex Drive ("street address of the prime minister's residence"), formerly 24 Sussex Street < 24 +‎ Sussex +‎ street (see also drive). The road was named after Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773–1843).

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