Suffolk

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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 Suffolk (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Middle English Suffolk, from Old English Sūþfolc, a compound of sūþ +‎ folc.

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Suffolk

  1. A maritime county in the east of England, bordered by Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North Sea.
    Holonym: East Anglia
    Comeronym: Norfolk
  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.

Coordinate terms

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  • Norfolk, named as a pair with Suffolk

Derived terms

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English Sūþfolc; equivalent to south +‎ folk.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Suffolk

  1. Suffolk (a county of eastern England)

Descendants

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  • English: Suffolk

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