Sheffield

[shef-eeld]

noun

1. a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.

2. a city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River.

Sheffield

/ ˈʃɛfiːld /

noun

1. 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)

2. a unitary authority in N England, in South Yorkshire. Pop: 512 500 (2003 est). Area: 368 sq km (142 sq miles)

Sheffield

1. City in northern England.

One of England's leading industrial centers, famous for cutlery manufacture and heavy steel goods.

Example Sentences

Chris Dayson, professor of voluntary action, health and wellbeing at Sheffield Hallam University, who was part of the team that evaluated the scheme, said it brought "a really statistically significant increase in wellbeing" for patients.

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Students from London universities took part in a joint march on 7 October, while rallies took place in Edinburgh, Belfast and Sheffield.

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Sheffield Wednesday's struggles are a "significant problem" and the football regulator is seeking powers to investigate clubs in such situations, its new chair David Kogan has said.

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One teenage boy from Sheffield, who says he has taken knives to school, told us: "I just felt like I need to protect myself."

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Gracia will immediately begin working with the Hornets squad before his first game back in charge against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday, 18 October.

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