English Explanatory Dictionary

Sheffield

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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).
  4. A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A small village in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  6. A common placename in the United States:
  7. A city in Colbert County, Alabama.
  8. A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
  9. A city in Franklin County, Iowa.
  10. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  11. A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Missouri.
  12. A village in Lorain County, Ohio.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɛfiːld/ /ˈʃɛfɪld/ En-uk-Sheffield.ogg

Word forms

Sheffield Sheffields Sheff.

Etymology

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

Derived words

Sheffielder Sheffield Park Sheffield stand
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