What does "suffolk" mean?

A maritime county in the east of England, bordered by Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North Sea.

What is a synonym for "suffolk"?

Common synonyms include: cheese, horse, sheep, thoroughbred, wiston.

Suffolk

Q: How do you use "suffolk" in a sentence?

Ed submitted an application to the Suffolk Coastal District Council, but neighbors worry about the planned structure's impact on the crested newt population.

//ˈsʌf.ək// name

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1
A maritime county in the east of England, bordered by Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North Sea.
"Holonyms: East Anglia < East of England < England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World"
2
A neighbourhood of Andersonstown, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J2870).
3
An independent city in Virginia, United States, formerly in Nansemond County, Virginia.
4
Suffolk County.

Synonyms

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cheese horse sheep thoroughbred wiston

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"Ed submitted an application to the Suffolk Coastal District Council, but neighbors worry about the planned structure's impact on the crested newt population."

Etymology

From Middle English Suffolk, from Old English Sūþfolc, a compound of sūþ (“south”) + folc (“folk”).

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