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Norwich.

A city and local government district with borough status in and county town of Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TQ2308).

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈnɒɹɪdʒ/Norfolk/ˈnɒɹɪdʒ//ˈnɒɹɪtʃ//ˈnɔːwɪtʃ/

  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: A city in New London County, Connecticut.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Kingman County, Kansas, named after Norwich, Connecticut.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A village in the town of Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Chenango County, New York.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A town in New York which surrounds the city of Norwich.

  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McHenry County, North Dakota, named after Norwich, England.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Windsor County, Vermont.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia.

  11. A number of places in the United States: Some townships in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Norwich Township.

Where this word comes from

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

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