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Norfolk

[ nawr-fuhk; nawr-fawk ]

noun

  1. a county in E England. 2,068 sq. mi. (5,355 sq. km).
  2. a seaport in SE Virginia: naval base.
  3. a city in NE Nebraska.


Norfolk

/ ˈnɔːfək /

noun

  1. 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)
  2. a port in SE Virginia, on the Elizabeth River and Hampton Roads: headquarters of the US Atlantic fleet; shipbuilding. Pop: 241 727 (2003 est)


Norfolk

  1. City in southeastern Virginia .


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Notes

Known for its harbor and naval base; shipbuilding center.

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Example Sentences

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

“It has hit the Prince very hard,” a friend of the Norfolk landowner tells the Daily Telegraph's Tim Walker.

He has since been recovering at the Royals's country estate in Norfolk.

Ann Whiting, of Castle Rising, Norfolk presented the couple with a crocheted shawl which she had spent six months making.

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

He commanded a force which at this time was in possession of Norfolk and its adjacent areas.

The British subsequently withdrew and Norfolk escaped serious damage.

The "Virginia" was later blown up when the Confederates evacuated Norfolk.

Hopewell and Norfolk are two cities which have large plants for the manufacture of fertilizers.

James Barron Hope, a native of Norfolk, is another poet who also contributed newspaper articles.

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