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Sheffield.

A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈʃɛfiːld//ˈʃɛfɪld/
  1. A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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  2. A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Ellipsis of University of Sheffield.

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  3. A hamlet in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4526).

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  4. A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.

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  5. A small village in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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  6. A common placename in the United States: A city in Colbert County, Alabama.

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  7. A common placename in the United States: A village in Bureau County, Illinois.

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  8. A common placename in the United States: A city in Franklin County, Iowa.

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  9. A common placename in the United States: A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

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  10. A common placename in the United States: A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Missouri.

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  11. A common placename in the United States: A village in Lorain County, Ohio.

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  12. A common placename in the United States: A census-designated place in Warren County, Pennsylvania.

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  13. A common placename in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pecos County, Texas.

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  14. A common placename in the United States: A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.

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  15. A habitational surname from Old English.

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  16. knife, switchblade.

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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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