Norfolk

[ nawr-fuh k; for 2, 3 also nawr-fawk ]

/ ˈnɔr fək; for 2, 3 also ˈnɔr fɔk /

noun

a county in E England. 2068 sq. mi. (5355 sq. km).

a seaport in SE Virginia: naval base.

a city in NE Nebraska.

Example sentences from the Web for norfolk

Two of the Norfolk four pled guilty, and two were convicted at trial.

The Myth of the Central Park Five |Edward Conlon |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“It has hit the Prince very hard,” a friend of the Norfolk landowner tells the Daily Telegraph's Tim Walker.

Prince Charles's Best Friend, Hugh van Cutsem, Dies |Tom Sykes |September 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He has since been recovering at the Royals's country estate in Norfolk.

Prince Philip To Return To Public Life | |August 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Ann Whiting, of Castle Rising, Norfolk presented the couple with a crocheted shawl which she had spent six months making.

Who You Calling Bald? Prince Meets Eagle |Tom Sykes |August 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Norfolk police today told the Daily Beast that the man is still in a critical condition.

Queen's Worker Critical After Driving Mower Into Lake |Tom Sykes |July 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
When Forster married, in 1856, he was eager that Elwin should officiate, and proposed going down to Norfolk.

John Forster |Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald
To a Suffolk or Norfolk man it is, of course, especially attractive.

East Anglia |J. Ewing Ritchie
Since 1672 the office is hereditary in the family of Howard (Dukes of Norfolk).

The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various
The part you gave me states that the transport America, with twelve thousand men aboard, will leave Norfolk at daylight Monday.

On Secret Service |William Nelson Taft
On my way here, I sent out wires to Norfolk and other near-by coast points.

When the Cock Crows |Waldron Baily

British Dictionary definitions for norfolk

Norfolk

/ (ˈnɔːfək) /

noun

a county of E England, on the North Sea and the Wash: low-lying, with large areas of fens in the west and the Broads in the east; rich agriculturally. Administrative centre: Norwich. Pop: 810 700 (2003 est). Area: 5368 sq km (2072 sq miles)

a port in SE Virginia, on the Elizabeth River and Hampton Roads: headquarters of the US Atlantic fleet; shipbuilding. Pop: 241 727 (2003 est)

Cultural definitions for norfolk

Norfolk

[ (nawr-fuhk, nawr-fawk) ]

City in southeastern Virginia.

notes for Norfolk

Known for its harbor and naval base; shipbuilding center.

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