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Sheffield

proper nounattested in dialogue

  • //ˈʃɛfiːld//
  • //ˈʃɛfɪld//

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

proper noun

  1. 1

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

    DCI Tom Barnaby: And how would you describe his present situation? Heather Beavers: Well, it's obvious. He's been astrally harvested. Barnaby: Then how do you explain a carving knife stuck in his chest? Beavers: A celestial lance. Barnaby: With 'Made in Sheffield' stamped on it?

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

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

  8. 8

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

  9. 9

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

  10. 10

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

  11. 11

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

  12. 12

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

  13. 13

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

  14. 14

    A habitational surname from Old English.

  15. 15

    slangknife, switchblade.

  16. 16

    Variant of University of SheffieldA city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Ellipsis of University of Sheffield.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural
Sheffields
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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