Norfolk

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/    美 /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/|/ˈnɔː(ɹ).foʊk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Norfolk jacket.
  2. A Norfolk spaniel.
专有名词
  1. A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea.
    — Holonyms: East Anglia < East of England < England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World
  2. An English dukedom.
  3. A surname.
  4. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
  5. An independent city in Virginia, United States; the largest naval base in the world is situated there.
    — Resendiz was last seen on May 29 in her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk, according to a missing person’s alert issued by Virginia State Police on June 3.
  6. Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a county of Massachusetts. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
  7. Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a former county of Virginia, United States. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,historical
  8. An island of Australia; in full, Norfolk Island.
  9. A territory of Australia, including the island; in full, Norfolk Island.
  10. A language spoken on Norfolk Island.
  11. Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador. historical

词形变化

Norfolks plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north, northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race, nation”). As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke.
词源 2
From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north, northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race, nation”). As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke.
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