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Norwich

NO-rihj
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A historic city in Norfolk, England, and the county town of the region.
"The cathedral in Norwich dates back nearly a thousand years."

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In plain EnglishAn old English city, and also the name of several towns in the US and Canada named after it.

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Etymology

From Old English norþ ("north") + wīċ ("settlement, dwelling place") — literally "the northern settlement."

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