Hatfield

American  

[hat-feeld] / ˈhætˌfild /

noun

1. a town in central Hertfordshire, in SE England: incorporated into Welwyn Hatfield 1974.

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Hatfield British  

/ ˈhætˌfiːld /

noun

1. a market town in S central England, in Hertfordshire, with a new town of the same name built on the outskirts: university (1992); site of Hatfield House (1607–11), the seat of the Cecil family. Pop: 32 281 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Brohiri, from Hatfield in Hertfordshire, was dressed in black as he pleaded guilty to 76 offences on Thursday.

From BBC

“I would argue that tech stocks are no longer a safe haven,” said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer at Infrastructure Capital Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal

“People will be looking for other ways to make money where there’s momentum, away from tech,” Hatfield said.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2001 Prof Richard Wiseman, of the University of Hertfordshire, in Hatfield, set up LaughLab, the scientific search for the world's funniest joke.

From BBC

On a Tuesday in October 2000, a train carrying 12 staff and 170 passengers came to a catastrophic halt outside the town of Hatfield.

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