Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of eastern England bordering on the North Sea, historically part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia. Its name means the “northern people,” as opposed to the “southern people” of Suffolk.
- An independent city of southeast Virginia on Hampton Roads southeast of Richmond. Founded in 1682, it has been a major naval base since the American Revolution.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Short for
norfolk jacket .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
maritime county ofeastern England bordered byCambridgeshire ,Lincolnshire ,Suffolk and theNorth Sea . - proper noun A language of
Norfolk Island , also speltNorfuk . - proper noun A town in
Virginia or the naval base (the world's largest) situated there.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
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NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Toland examined himself in the full-sized mirror in the Norfolk BOQ complex.
Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986
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NORFOLK -- A 100 - year tradition comes to an end in Norfolk.
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NORFOLK - The Norfolk Public Library is hosting a reception Monday at 7 p.m. to recognize 10 outstanding women from Norfolk.
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NORFOLK (AP) -- 11 suspected Somali pirates accused in separate attacks on two Norfolk-based Navy ships off the coast of Africa are due before a U.S. magistrate in Norfolk.
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NORFOLK -- Two rabid raccoons have been found in Norfolk.
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NORFOLK - A man who attacked elderly people in their Norfolk homes last year was sentenced Friday to 80 years in prison.
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NORFOLK - Norfolk has a new schools superintendent.
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NORFOLK -- A fire at a Norfolk marina has destroyed three boats and damaged at least three others.
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NORFOLK - A man who attacked elderly people in their Norfolk homes last year was sentenced Friday to 80 years in prison.
WVEC Top Stories 2010
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NORFOLK -- A fire at a Norfolk marina has destroyed three boats and damaged at least three others.
News for Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010
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