English Explanatory Dictionary

Suffolk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A maritime county in the east of England, bordered by Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North Sea.
  2. A neighbourhood of Andersonstown, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J2870).
  3. An independent city in Virginia, United States, formerly in Nansemond County, Virginia.
  4. Suffolk County.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌf.ək/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Suffolk.wav /ˈsʌf.ɪk/

Word forms

Suffolk

Etymology

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

Related words

Norfolk

Derived words

East Suffolk Mid Suffolk Suffolk Coastal Suffolk County Suffolk Park Suffolk Punch West Suffolk
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