Sheffield
Americannoun
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a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
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a city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River.
noun
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a city in N England, in Sheffield unitary authority, South Yorkshire on the River Don: important centre of steel manufacture and of the cutlery industry; Sheffield university (1905) and Sheffield Hallam University (1992). Pop: 439 866 (2001)
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a unitary authority in N England, in South Yorkshire. Pop: 512 500 (2003 est). Area: 368 sq km (142 sq miles)
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One of England's leading industrial centers, famous for cutlery manufacture and heavy steel goods.
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Fleetwood, the only fourth-tier side left in the competition, host Sheffield United.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Sources close to the Sheffield United ownership then issued a statement which did not directly address the accusations.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sheffield United is financially healthy, unlike under Prince Abdullah when the club incurred a points deduction for missing payments to football creditors.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The towering Berchtesgaden Alps provide the backdrop as Rohl details his eventful 12 months, in which he went from crisis at Sheffield Wednesday to the relative calm of Salzburg via Glasgow.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Terrible to admit it, but everyone in Black Swan Green felt relief that it was only the Sheffield.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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