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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southwest Connecticut on Long Island Sound northeast of Stamford. Founded in the mid-1600s, it was largely destroyed by the British in 1779 during the American Revolution. After the war, some residents were compensated for their losses with land grants in the Western Reserve, and they founded what is today Norwalk, Ohio.

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  • noun medicine, virology Designating a calcivirus affecting humans, characterised by severe vomiting and diarrhoea.

Etymologies

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Named after Norwalk, Ohio, where an outbreak of gastroenteritis in 1968 led to the isolation of the virus.

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  • NORWALK PLANS: Improvement projects for the city of Norwalk are moving forward with corporate bonds to help pay for them

    Channel 13 Sports 2010

  • NORWALK PLANS: Improvement projects for the city of Norwalk are moving forward with corporate bonds to help pay for them

    Channel 13 Sports 2010

  • NORWALK PLANS: Improvement projects for the city of Norwalk are moving forward with corporate bonds to help pay for them

    Channel 13 Sports 2010

  • NORWALK PLANS: Improvement projects for the city of Norwalk are moving forward with corporate bonds to help pay for them

    Channel 13 Sports 2010

  • NORWALK, CT and CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwire - August 5, 2009) - Red 7 Media, LLC, a business media company headquartered in Norwalk, CT, has signed an agreement with InXpo, a leading provider of privately-branded virtual events and virtual business environments, to co-develop next-generation platforms for creating profitable online business communities and events.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2009

  • NORWALK - The NHRA drivers knew they had a "green" track this weekend for the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk after a large portion of the runway was replaced less than a week before Friday's first two qualifying sessions.

    Chronicle-Telegram 2009

  • American Baseball player born Maurice Samuel Vaughn in Norwalk, Connecticut, Vaughn was a major league first basemen from 1991-2003.

    Five People Born on December 15 | myFiveBest 2009

  • When you attract the negative attention of the police in Norwalk, it is serious stuff.

    ‘Single Crewed’ In Ruralshire « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • The two organizations share an office in Norwalk, Conn., but they are worlds apart in many ways.

    Board at Center of Pension Dispute Michael Corkery 2010

  • From mid-2006 to May 2009, he was a junior financial analyst for Affinion Group, a marketing firm in Norwalk, Conn.

    Dramatic airport arrest nets Times Square bomb suspect 2010

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