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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A city and local government district with borough status in and county town of Norfolk, England.
2. 2
   A municipality in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in New London County, Connecticut.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Kingman County, Kansas, named after Norwich, Connecticut.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; A village in the town of Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

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6. 6
   A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Chenango County, New York.
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; A town in New York which surrounds the city of Norwich.
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in McHenry County, North Dakota, named after Norwich, England.
9. 9
   A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Windsor County, Vermont.
10. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia.
11. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; Some townships in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Norwich Township.

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thorpe

Example

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"Two day returns to Norwich, please."

Etymology

From Old English norþ (“north”) + wīċ (“hamlet”).

Related phrases

Norwich Terrierchenango countycounty seatcounty townlisted buildingnew york

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