Suffolk

American  

[suhf-uhk] / ˈsʌf ək /

noun

1. a county in E England. 1,470 sq. mi. (3,805 sq. km).

2. one of an English breed of sheep having a black face and legs, noted for mutton of high quality.

3. one of an English breed of chestnut draft horses having a deep body and short legs.

4. one of an English breed of small, black hogs.

5. a city in SE Virginia.

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Suffolk ¹ British  

/ ˈsʌfək /

noun

1. a county of SE England, on the North Sea: its coast is flat and marshy, indented by broad tidal estuaries. Administrative centre: Ipswich. Pop: 678 100 (2003 est). Area: 3800 sq km (1467 sq miles)

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Suffolk ² British  

/ ˈsʌfək /

noun

1. a black-faced breed of sheep

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Example Sentences

Edwin Lambert, 70, from Suffolk, is in one of the trials.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

"I've got back from nine months in America and I am so happy to be back in Suffolk."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Records also showed a train ticket was bought from London Liverpool Street to Stowmarket, in Suffolk, where Mills-Smith was arrested.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

An estimated 200,000 pieces have gone into the replica at St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

There are three great potato-raising sections—Idaho, Suffolk County on Long Island, and Aroostook, Maine.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck