Norwich

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation)
    • IPA(key): /ˈnɒɹɪdʒ/, /ˈnɒɹɪtʃ/ (in England)
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    • IPA(key): /ˈnɔːwɪtʃ/ (in Connecticut)
    • Rhymes: -ɒɹɪdʒ, -ɒɹɪtʃ
  • (US, Canada)
    • IPA(key): /ˈnɔːɹɪdʒ/, /ˈnɔːɹɪtʃ/ (in England)
    • IPA(key): /ˈnɔːɹwɪtʃ/ (in Connecticut)
    • Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪdʒ

Proper noun

Norwich

  1. A city and local government district with borough status in and county town of Norfolk, England.
  2. A municipality in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in New London County, Connecticut.
    2. A minor city in Kingman County, Kansas, named after Norwich, Connecticut.
    3. A village in the town of Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
    4. A city, the county seat of Chenango County, New York.
    5. A town in New York which surrounds the city of Norwich.
    6. An unincorporated community in McHenry County, North Dakota, named after Norwich, England.
    7. A town and census-designated place therein, in Windsor County, Vermont.
    8. A neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia.
    9. Some townships in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Norwich Township.

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