Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
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- proper noun An island, an external
territory ofAustralia , in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Norfolk Island.
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- noun an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony
Etymologies
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Examples
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Norfolk Street, King's Road -- jocularly known among Mr Pitman's lodgers as 'Norfolk Island' -- is neither a long, a handsome, nor a pleasing thoroughfare.
The Wrong Box Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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If these two swans could have continued on to Norfolk Island, which is about nine hundred miles from Australia, and, after arriving there, could have recovered their health, made a nest, and reared a brood of young ones, then there might have been black swans in Norfolk Island as well as in Australia.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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Near the river, and as far as we could see along the coast, were groups of magnificent pines known as the Norfolk Island
Twice Lost William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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In compiling the book, some obscure cricketing outposts such as Norfolk Island and Curacoa are featured "so being a geographer by profession helped enormously".
Irish Blogs 2010
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While rounding Norfolk Island I spotted another yacht, and I talked to them briefly on the VHF radio.
True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010
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They were heading into Norfolk Island and then on to Opua, New Zealand.
True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010
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Martin Cash, the bushranger of Van Diemen's land in 1843;: A personal narrative of his exploits in the bush and his experiences at Port Arthur and Norfolk Island by James Lester Burke
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Martin Cash, the bushranger of Van Diemen's land in 1843;: A personal narrative of his exploits in the bush and his experiences at Port Arthur and Norfolk Island by James Lester Burke
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Hoyer: Obama unlikely to investigate torture 2009
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Norfolk Island island (1993 est.pop. 2,600), 13 sq mi (34 sq km), South Pacific, a territory of Australia, c. 1,035 mi (1,670 km) NE of Sydney.
Norfolk Island The World Factbook 2008
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Norfolk Islandthree vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
Flag description 2008
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