Sheffield

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A hamlet in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4526).
  4. (countable, uncountable) A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A small village in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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  15. (countable, uncountable) A habitational surname from Old English.
  16. (countable, slang, uncountable) knife, switchblade.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃɛfiːld/
Etymology

From the name of the River Sheaf, which is from Old English scēaþ (“boundary”), + Old English feld (“field, open land”).

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