Suffolk

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Suffolk

/ˈsʌf.ək/ UK
/ˈsʌf.ək/ US
/ˈsʌf.ɪk/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English Suffolk, from Old English Sūþfolc, a compound of sūþ (“south”) + folc (“folk”), equivalent to south + folk.

proper noun

A maritime county in the east of England, bordered by Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North Sea. Holonyms: East Anglia < East of England < England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World
A neighbourhood of Andersonstown, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J2870).
An independent city in Virginia, United States, formerly in Nansemond County, Virginia. An undocumented Guatemalan immigrant seen in a now viral video outside a hospital in Suffolk being tackled and punched repeatedly during an arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has agreed to voluntarily depart the country, an ICE spokesperson confirmed to News 3 Monday.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Suffolk County, any of several counties in Massachusetts, New York, or other U.S. states.

noun Suffolks

A breed of draught horse, originally developed in Suffolk; an individual of this breed. The Suffolk was a favorite of East Anglian farmers, and a small population remains beloved today.
Similar: Suffolk Punch

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Closest in meaning: nassau, iec, coy, essex, cie, lowestoft, felixstowe, aldeburgh, norfolk, ipswich, sudbury, haverhill, framlingham, woodbridge, newmarket, stowmarket

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@misc{suffolk_2026,
  title = {Suffolk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/suffolk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}