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