Sheffield.
A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
Meaning & usage
A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Ellipsis of University of Sheffield.
A hamlet in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4526).
A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.
A small village in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
A common placename in the United States: A city in Colbert County, Alabama.
A common placename in the United States: A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
A common placename in the United States: A city in Franklin County, Iowa.
A common placename in the United States: A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
A common placename in the United States: A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Missouri.
A common placename in the United States: A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
A common placename in the United States: A census-designated place in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
A common placename in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pecos County, Texas.
A common placename in the United States: A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
A habitational surname from Old English.
knife, switchblade.
Where this word comes from
From the name of the River Sheaf, which is from Old English scēaþ (“boundary”), + Old English feld (“field, open land”).
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