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Norwalk

//ˈnɔ(ː)ɹ.wɔːk// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Los Angeles County, California.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A river in Connecticut.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Warren County, Iowa.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Manistee County, Michigan.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Huron County, Ohio.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Huron County, Ohio.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
Noun
  1. 1
    Designating a calicivirus affecting humans, characterized by severe vomiting and diarrhea. uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

(For noun) Named after Norwalk, Ohio, where an outbreak of gastroenteritis in 1968 led to the isolation of the virus.

Etymology 2

(For noun) Named after Norwalk, Ohio, where an outbreak of gastroenteritis in 1968 led to the isolation of the virus.

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