English Explanatory Dictionary

Norwich

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A city and local government district with borough status in and county town of Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TQ2308).
  2. A municipality in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A city in New London County, Connecticut.
  5. A minor city in Kingman County, Kansas, named after Norwich, Connecticut.
  6. A village in the town of Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  7. A city, the county seat of Chenango County, New York.
  8. A town in New York which surrounds the city of Norwich.
  9. An unincorporated community in McHenry County, North Dakota, named after Norwich, England.
  10. A town and census-designated place therein, in Windsor County, Vermont.
  11. A neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia.
  12. Some townships in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Norwich Township.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɒɹɪdʒ/ /ˈnɒɹɪtʃ/ En-uk-Norwich.ogg /ˈnɔːwɪtʃ/ /ˈnɔːɹɪdʒ/ /ˈnɔːɹɪtʃ/ /ˈnɔːɹwɪtʃ/

Word forms

Norwich

Etymology

From Old English norþ (“north”) + wīċ (“hamlet”).

Derived words

Norwicher Norwich Terrier

Translations

Armenian: Նորիջ Bulgarian: Норич Chinese Mandarin: 諾里奇 /诺里奇 Chinese Mandarin: 諾威奇 /诺威奇 Middle French: Nordvich Greek: Νόργουιτς Japanese: ノリッチ Korean: 노리치 Latvian: Noridža Lithuanian: Noridžas Marathi: नॉरिज Marathi: नॉरिच Old Norse: Norðvík Russian: Но́ридж Ukrainian: Но́рвіч
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