norfolk

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English - Turkish
Norfolk Adası

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norfolk island pine
Norfolk Adası cami
norfolk horse
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) norfolk atı
norfolk turkey
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) norfolk hindisi
English - English
A town in Virginia or the naval base (the world's largest) situated there
A language of Norfolk Island, also spelt Norfuk
A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk and the North Sea
A town in Virginia or the naval base (the worlds largest) situated there
a county in eastern England, consisting mainly of rather flat farmland and some lakes called the Norfolk Broads, where many people spend holidays sailing in small boats or barges. Administrative and historic county (pop., 2001: 796,733), eastern England. Bounded by Suffolk (south), Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire (west), and the North Sea (north and east), it is low-lying and has reed swamps, including the famous Broads that resulted from medieval peat cutting and a subsequent change in sea level. Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic artifacts have been found, including impressive Stone Age flint mines in Breckland. In the Middle Ages the region's prosperity depended mainly on wool. Among the county's most important cities is Norwich. The economy is now largely agricultural. City (pop., 2000: 234,403), southeastern Virginia, U.S. A port of entry on the Elizabeth River, it is located just south of Hampton Roads. Founded in 1682, it was incorporated as a borough in 1736. It was destroyed by fires in 1776 and 1799. Yellow fever killed 10% of the population in 1855. During the American Civil War the city was occupied by Union troops. Prosperity resumed after 1870 when railroads linked the port to other trade centres. With Newport News and Portsmouth it makes up the Port of Hampton Roads. Shipping, shipbuilding, and light industry are the major economic activities. Norfolk is the headquarters of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and NATO's Supreme Allied Command, Atlantic. Norfolk Island Norfolk Island pine Norfolk Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard 3rd duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard 4th duke of
{i} district in England; name of several cities in the United States
Short for Norfolk Jacket
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 Island
External territory of Australia, in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Norfolk Island
Norfolk Islander
A person from Norfolk Island or of its descent

Spanish: de la Isla Norfolk.

Norfolk plover
the stone-curlew
Norfolk Island
An island territory of Australia in the southern Pacific Ocean northeast of Sydney. Discovered by Capt. James Cook in 1774, it was formerly a British penal colony. Island territory of Australia, southern Pacific Ocean. Located midway between New Caledonia and New Zealand, the island has an area of 13 sq mi (35 sq km). Discovered by Capt. James Cook in 1774, it became a British penal colony (1788-1814, 1825-55). The population of Pitcairn Island was moved here in 1856, and many residents of Norfolk Island are descended from crew members of HMS Bounty. Of volcanic origin, it has generally rugged terrain with abundant Norfolk Island pine. The major industry is tourism
Norfolk Island pine
An evergreen tree (Araucaria heterophylla) with incurved, decurrent needles, native to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific and widely grown as an indoor plant. Evergreen timber and ornamental conifer (Araucaria excelsa, or A. heterophylla) of the family Araucariaceae, native to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific Ocean. In nature this pine grows to a height of 200 ft (60 m), with a trunk sometimes reaching 10 ft (3 m) in diameter. The wood of large trees is used in construction, furniture, and shipbuilding. The sapling stage is grown worldwide as a houseplant and as an outdoor ornamental in regions with a Mediterranean climate. The monkey puzzle tree is a relative
Norfolk jacket
A belted jacket with two box pleats in front and back
norfolk dumpling
A kind of boiled dumpling made in Norfolk
norfolk dumpling
A native or inhabitant of Norfolk
norfolk island
an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony
norfolk island pine
evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific
norfolk jacket
A kind of loose-fitting plaited jacket, having a loose belt
norfolk jacket
loose-fitting single-breasted jacket
norfolk plover
The stone curlew
norfolk spaniel
One of a breed of field spaniels similar to the clumbers, but shorter in body and of a liver-and-white or black-and-white color
norfolk terrier
English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry red-and-black-and-tan or grizzled coat and dropped ears
normal for Norfolk
Peculiar or odd
normal for Norfolk
Of a patient, having lesser intellect
Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk
born 1443 died May 21, 1524, Framlingham, Suffolk, Eng. English noble prominent in the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII. Son of the 1st duke of Norfolk, he was made steward of the royal household and created earl of Surrey in 1483. While fighting for Richard III, he was taken prisoner (and his father killed) in the Battle of Bosworth Field. After his release in 1489, he commanded the defense of the Scottish borders and later defeated the Scots at the Battle of Flodden. Norfolk later served as lord treasurer and a privy councillor, and he helped arrange the marriage of Margaret Tudor to James IV of Scotland. In 1520 he was guardian of England during Henry VIII's absence in France
Thomas Howard 3rd duke of Norfolk
born 1473 died Aug. 25, 1554, Kenninghall, Norfolk, Eng. English noble prominent in the reign of Henry VIII. Son of the 2nd duke of Norfolk, he was made lord high admiral in 1513 and helped rout the Scots at the Battle of Flodden. Succeeding his father as duke (1524), he led the faction opposed to Cardinal Wolsey, whom he replaced as president of the royal council in 1529. He supported the marriage of his niece Anne Boleyn to Henry (1533), but later (as lord high steward) he presided over her trial (1536). He skillfully suppressed the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion and by 1540 was the most powerful of Henry's councillors. His position weakened after his niece Catherine Howard was put to death (1542) and his son Henry Howard (1517-47) was executed for treason. Imprisoned as an accessory to his son, he was released by Queen Mary in 1553
Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk
born March 10, 1538, Kenninghall, Norfolk, Eng. died June 2, 1572, London English noble executed for his intrigues against Queen Elizabeth I. He was the grandson of the 3rd duke of Norfolk, whom he succeeded as duke in 1554. In favour with both Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, Norfolk commanded the English forces that invaded Scotland in 1559-60. He led the commission to resolve problems between Mary, Queen of Scots, and Scotland's Protestant nobility (1568). He became involved in a plan to free Mary from imprisonment by marrying her and was arrested after a failed revolt by Catholic nobles (1569). Released in 1570, Norfolk was drawn into another plot to install Mary on the English throne through a Spanish invasion of England; discovery of the plot led to his arrest and execution
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norfolk adası
norfolk island
norfolk atı
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) norfolk horse
norfolk hindisi
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) norfolk turkey
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