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.

Known for its harbor and naval base; shipbuilding center.

Example Sentences

Drapes from Sandringham House in Norfolk have been recycled into 25 stockings by a sewing bee group.

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His fund owns the railroad Union Pacific, which he thinks can compete more effectively against trucking firms following the completion of its planned merger with Norfolk Southern.

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Norfolk PCC Sarah Taylor resigned from the party after the Home Office announced commissioner roles in England and Wales were being scrapped.

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The first under the new definition, a 9th Century penny, was in England's treasure capital, Norfolk, which had 138 finds in 2024 - the most of any county.

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At a rally for Spanberger in Norfolk, Va., over the weekend, Obama put the race in equally stark terms — as part of a battle for American democracy.

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