Norfolk
name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A Norfolk jacket.
- 2 A Norfolk spaniel.
- 1 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"
- 2 An English dukedom.
- 3 A surname.
- 4 A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
- 5 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."
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- 6 Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a county of Massachusetts, United States. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 7 Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a former county of Virginia, United States. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical
- 8 An island of Australia; in full, Norfolk Island.
- 9 A territory of Australia, including the island; in full, Norfolk Island.
- 10 A language spoken on Norfolk Island.
- 11 Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador. historical
Example
More examples"Seahenge is a Bronze Age monument located near Holme-next-the-Sea in Norfolk."
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.