Wakefield

[weyk-feeld]

noun

1. a city in West Yorkshire, in N England: battle 1460.

2. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

3. an estate in E Virginia, on the Potomac River: birthplace of George Washington; restored as a national monument in 1932.

Wakefield

/ ˈweɪkˌfiːld /

noun

1. a city in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire: important since medieval times as an agricultural and textile centre. Pop: 76 886 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 318 300 (2003 est). Area: 333 sq km (129 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Salford's Super League game against Wakefield was later called off because of "significant" welfare concerns, with the club having just two senior players available - leading to a fan protest.

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In 1988, researcher Andrew Wakefield incorrectly claimed the two were connected but his work was later dismissed and he was struck off by the General Medical Council in 2010.

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Protests against hotels being used for asylum accommodation are also taking place on Saturday in Bristol, Exeter, Tamworth, Cannock, Nuneaton, Liverpool, Wakefield, Newcastle, Horley in Surrey and Canary Wharf in central London.

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Olivia Colling, interim director and CEO at the Hepworth Wakefield, said Dame Barbara would be "delighted" so many people ensured the piece can be displayed in her home town.

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"Barbara Hepworth often talked about her need to be part of a community and its proactive development," she said, adding: "We are enormously grateful for the generosity people have shown in helping us to bring this extremely rare and important work to Wakefield."

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