Norfolk County

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Norfolk County

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

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Named after the county in England.

proper noun

  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.

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"Norfolk County." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/norfolk%20county. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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@misc{norfolk_county_2026,
  title = {Norfolk County},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/norfolk%20county},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}