Mansfield

American  

[manz-feeld] / ˈmænzˌfild /

noun

1. Katherine Kathleen Beauchamp Murry, 1888–1923, English short-story writer.

2. Michael Joseph Mike, 1903–2001, U.S. politician: senator 1953–77.

3. Richard, 1857–1907, U.S. actor, born in Germany.

4. Mount, a mountain in northern Vermont: highest peak of the Green Mountains, 4,393 feet (1,339 meters).

5. a city in western Nottinghamshire, in central England.

6. a city in northern Ohio.

7. a town in northern Connecticut.

8. a town in southern Massachusetts.

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Mansfield ¹ British  

/ ˈmænsˌfiːld /

noun

1. a town in central England, in W Nottinghamshire: former coal-mining and cotton-textiles industries. Pop: 69 987 (2001)

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Mansfield ² British  

/ ˈmænsˌfiːld /

noun

1. Katherine, real name Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp. 1888–1923, British writer, born in New Zealand, noted for her short stories, such as those in Bliss (1920) and The Garden Party (1922)

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Example Sentences

Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Sen. Lister Hill and Rep. Mike Mansfield also went on the record, reciting the talking points outlined in United Fruit memos.

From Los Angeles Times

Surprisingly, none of the three claimed Austen’s best-known novel, “Pride and Prejudice,” while dark horse candidate “Mansfield Park” — Austen’s far less sparkly, even somber third novel — appeared to win the day.

From Los Angeles Times

Pam Mansfield runs Exotic Pet Refuge, a registered charity, in Lincolnshire, which is home to more than 500 creatures, ranging from fish to monkeys and even an alligator.

From BBC

John Gregson:, external Inside forward played for a host of clubs including Cambridge United, Mansfield Town and Blackpool Town.

From BBC

Mr. Mansfield is a retired professor of government at Harvard.

From The Wall Street Journal