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Suffolk

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈsʌf.ək/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈsʌf.ək/
  • US: /ˈsʌf.ɪk/
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH1 F AH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A maritime county in the east of England, bordered by Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North Sea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Holonyms: East Anglia < East of England < England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A breed of draught horse, originally developed in Suffolk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The Suffolk was a favorite of East Anglian farmers, and a small population remains beloved today.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Suffolk Punch

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A neighbourhood of Andersonstown, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J2870).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

An independent city in Virginia, United States, formerly in Nansemond County, Virginia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

Ellipsis of Suffolk County, any of several counties in Massachusetts, New York, or other U.S. states.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A horse of this breed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Their great grandfather kept several Suffolks for the heavier work.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: draught horse, draft horse, horse, animal, creature

History

Etymology

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

Real reading context

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