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Norfolk County en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnɑɹ.fək ˈkaʊn.ti/
• /ˈnoɹ.foɹk ˈkaʊ̯n.ti/ Massachusetts
• /ˈnɔːɹ.foʊk ˈkaʊn.ti/ (Ontario)

Etymology

Named after the county in England.

Meanings

1. One of 14 counties in Massachusetts, United States. County seat: Dedham. There are two exclaves of the county, Cohasset and Brookline.
2. A former county in Virginia, United States, the remainder of which was abolished in 1963 on the creation of the independent city of Chesapeake.
3. A municipality of Ontario, Canada.