Norfolk Island

UK/ˈnɔː.fək ˈaɪ.lənd/US/ˈnɔɹ.fɔk ˈaɪ.lənd/

proper noun

An external territory consisting of three islands of Australia in the Pacific Ocean, the main island of which is also named Norfolk Island.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Norfolk · alternative Territory · alternative of

  1. An external territory consisting of three islands of Australia in the Pacific Ocean, the main island of which is also named Norfolk Island.

    A tariff of 29% was imposed on Norfolk Island, which is also an Australian territory and has a population of about 2,200 people.

    2025 April 4, Ottlie Mitchell, Tiffanie Turnbull, “'Nowhere's safe': How an island of penguins ended up on Trump tariff list”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2025, retrieved 04 Sep 2026
  2. historicalFormer name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.

Origin

From the duchy of Norfolk in England, q.v. As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke.

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Translations

Arabic جَزِيرَة نُورْفُولْك
  • جَزِيرَة نُورْفُولْكexternal territory of Australia
Catalan illa Norfolk
  • illa Norfolkexternal territory of Australia
Chinese Mandarin 諾福克島 /诺福克岛
  • 諾福克島 /诺福克岛 (Nuòfúkè dǎo)external territory of Australia
Danish Norfolk-øen
  • Norfolk-øenexternal territory of Australia
Dutch Norfolkeiland
  • Norfolkeilandexternal territory of Australia
Esperanto Norfolkinsulo
  • Norfolkinsuloexternal territory of Australia
Estonian Norfolk, Norfolki saar
  • Norfolkexternal territory of Australia
  • Norfolki saarexternal territory of Australia
Finnish Norfolkinsaari
  • Norfolkinsaariexternal territory of Australia
French île Norfolk
  • île Norfolkexternal territory of Australia
German Norfolkinsel
  • Norfolkinselexternal territory of Australia
Greek Νήσος Νόρφολκ, Νήσος Νόρφοκ
  • Νήσος Νόρφολκ (Nísos Nórfolk)external territory of Australia
  • Νήσος Νόρφοκ (Nísos Nórfok)external territory of Australia
Hebrew איי נורפוק
  • איי נורפוקexternal territory of Australia
Hungarian Norfolk-sziget
  • Norfolk-szigetexternal territory of Australia
Italian Isola Norfolk
  • Isola Norfolkexternal territory of Australia
Japanese ノーフォーク島
  • ノーフォーク島 (Nōfōku-tō)external territory of Australia
Korean 노퍽 섬
  • 노퍽 섬 (Nopeok seom)external territory of Australia
Malay Pulau Norfolk
  • Pulau Norfolkexternal territory of Australia
Polish Norfolk
  • Norfolkexternal territory of Australia
Portuguese ilha Norfolk
  • ilha Norfolkexternal territory of Australia
Romanian Insula Norfolk
  • Insula Norfolkexternal territory of Australia
Russian Но́рфолк, о́стров Но́рфолк
  • Но́рфолк (Nórfolk)external territory of Australia
  • о́стров Но́рфолк (óstrov Nórfolk)external territory of Australia
Spanish isla Norfolk
  • isla Norfolkexternal territory of Australia
Swedish Norfolkön
  • Norfolkönexternal territory of Australia
Turkish Norfolk Adası
  • Norfolk Adasıexternal territory of Australia
Cite this entry
APA

Norfolk Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norfolk%20Island

MLA

“Norfolk Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norfolk%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norfolk Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norfolk%20Island.

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