Norfolk
proper noun
- county in East Anglia, England
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/ / /ˈnɔː(ɹ).foʊk/
name
Etymology: From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north, northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race, nation”). As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke.
- A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea.
“Holonyms: East Anglia < East of England < England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World”
“The shoreline – a mass of seals and their white pups – is one of Britain’s greatest wildlife success stories: a grey seal colony on the east Norfolk coast.”
- An English dukedom.
- A surname.
- A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
- An independent city in Virginia, United States; the largest naval base in the world is situated there.
“Resendiz was last seen on May 29 in her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk, according to a missing person’s alert issued by Virginia State Police on June 3.”
- Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a county of Massachusetts.
- Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a former county of Virginia, United States.
- An island of Australia; in full, Norfolk Island.
- A territory of Australia, including the island; in full, Norfolk Island.
- A language spoken on Norfolk Island.
- Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north, northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race, nation”). As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke.
- A Norfolk jacket.
- A Norfolk spaniel.