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sheffield

/ˈʃɛfild/

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What does sheffield mean?

proper noun

  1. A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  2. Ellipsis of University of Sheffield.
  3. A hamlet in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4526).
More meanings (13)

proper noun

  1. A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  2. A small village in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  3. A city in Colbert County, Alabama.
  4. A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
  5. A city in Franklin County, Iowa.
  6. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  7. A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Missouri.
  8. A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
  9. A census-designated place in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
  10. An unincorporated community in Pecos County, Texas.
  11. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
  12. A habitational surname from Old English.
  13. (slang) knife, switchblade.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈʃɛfild/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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In Sheffield, no master cutler can have more than one apprentice at a time, by a bye-law of the corporation.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
Paul said he would come for her on the fifth day, and stay also in Sheffield till the holiday was up.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217
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Not taking kindly to his step-father, the boy was sent to trade, and was first placed with a grocer in Sheffield.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935
He asked his relatives to plant a flower on a certain grave in a cemetery in Sheffield on the day of his execution.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446
A student told me that a beer wagon was engaged by the Seniors of Sheffield School of Yale for their wrestling match procession.
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485