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English
Etymology
Named after the county in England.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑɹ.fək ˈkaʊn.ti/
- (Ontario) IPA(key): /ˈnɔːɹ.foʊk ˈkaʊn.ti/
- (Massachussets) IPA(key): /ˈnoɹ.foɹk ˈkaʊ̯n.ti/
- Hyphenation: Nor‧folk Coun‧ty
- Rhymes: -aʊnti
Proper noun
Norfolk County
- One of 14 counties in Massachusetts, United States. County seat: Dedham. There are two exclaves of the county, Cohasset and Brookline.
- A former county in Virginia, United States, the remainder of which was abolished in 1963 on the creation of the independent city of Chesapeake.
- A municipality of Ontario, Canada.
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