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Nor⋅folk

  [nawr-fuhk; for 2, 3 also nawr-fawk]
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–noun
1. a county in E England. 659,300; 2068 sq. mi. (5355 sq. km).
2. a seaport in SE Virginia: naval base. 266,979.
3. a city in NE Nebraska. 19,449.
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Nor·folk   (nôr'fək, -fôk)   

  1. A historical region of eastern England bordering on the North Sea. Settled in prehistoric times, it was part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia. Its name means the "northern people," as opposed to the "southern people" of Suffolk.

  2. An independent city of southeast Virginia on Hampton Roads southeast of Richmond. Founded in 1682 and today the largest city of Virginia, it has been a major naval base since the American Revolution. Population: 229,000.

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Cultural Dictionary

Norfolk [(nawr-fuhk, nawr-fawk)]

City in southeastern Virginia.

Note: Known for its harbor and naval base; shipbuilding center.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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