Norfolk
English
Etymology
From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north(-); northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race; nation”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/
Audio (UK) (file)
Proper noun
Norfolk
- A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk and the North Sea.
- A language of Norfolk Island.
- Synonym: Norfuk
- An independent city in Virginia, or the naval base (the world's largest) situated there.
- A county in Massachusetts; see Norfolk County.
- An English dukedom.
- A surname.
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See also
- Category:Norfolk English
Middle English
Polish

Norfolk (#3)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔr.fɔlk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔrfɔlk
- Syllabification: Nor‧folk
Proper noun
Norfolk m
- Norfolk (a county of eastern England)
- Norfolk (a town in Virginia)
- Norfolk Island
Declension
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