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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Suffolk

In a Suffolk University poll in September, some 56 percent of voters said he was doing an “excellent” or “good” job, and another 17 percent rated him “fair.”

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board said support could involve health, social care, ambulance or police services.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Launching an "urgent" investigation, Dr Martin Mansfield, deputy chief medical officer at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said that any unauthorised access of patient data was "completely unacceptable".

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Noah Woods, the three-year-old boy who was found dead in a pond following a huge search in Suffolk, had left a play area "through a gap in the fence", an inquest in Ipswich has heard.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

A search through the directory turned up nothing, and I was empty-handed until I visited the town library in Suffolk and a librarian handed me a slip of paper with a phone number on it.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

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