Norfolk County

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.

References

Index of U.S. counties on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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