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

"There was nothing at all during the competition - no-one had any reason to suspect anything," said the mother of two from Suffolk.

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Thompson, from Suffolk, said she and fellow competitors were "mentally drained" having "received backlash and insults" since the decision, which "needs to stop".

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Amy, from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, was one of the first to receive the findings of an independent assessment into her treatment.

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A housing law advisor with the Suffolk Legal Centre, she volunteers her expertise to those in need at courts in Suffolk and Essex.

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Within hours of losing his home, he was given emergency accommodation in a small ground-floor studio in north Suffolk.

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