Norfolk
pronunciation
How to pronounce Norfolk in British English:
UK [ˈnɔ:fək]
How to pronounce Norfolk in American English:
US [ˈnɔrfək, -fɔk]
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- Noun:
- port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
Word Origin
- Norfolk
- Nordfolc (1066) "(Territory of the) Northern People (of the East Angles)." The Norfolk pine (1778), used as an ornamental tree, is from Norfolk Island in the South Pacific, northwest of New Zealand.
Example
- 1. No nurseries in norfolk for her in old age .
- 2. The duke of norfolk presided over his niece 's trial .
- 3. Japanese camera maker canon has a major manufacturing center in norfolk .
- 4. Imagine you 're living in one of those houses near a crumbling norfolk cliff .
- 5. In norfolk virginia a woman can 't go out without wearing a corset .