Meaning of Norfolk | Babel Free
ˈnɔː(ɹ).fəkDefinitions
- A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea.
- A Norfolk jacket.
- An English dukedom.
- A Norfolk spaniel.
- A surname.
- A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
- An independent city in Virginia, United States; the largest naval base in the world is situated there.
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Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a county of Massachusetts, United States. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a former county of Virginia, United States.
- An island of Australia; in full, Norfolk Island.
- A territory of Australia, including the island; in full, Norfolk Island.
- A language spoken on Norfolk Island.
- Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
Examples
“Holonyms: East Anglia < East of England < England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World”
“The shoreline – a mass of seals and their white pups – is one of Britain’s greatest wildlife success stories: a grey seal colony on the east Norfolk coast.”
“Resendiz was last seen on May 29 in her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk, according to a missing person’s alert issued by Virginia State Police on June 3.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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