Sheffield

American  

[shef-eeld] / ˈʃɛf ild /

noun

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

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

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Sheffield British  

/ 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)

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Sheffield Cultural  

1. City in northern England.

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

Example Sentences

One of the producers responsible for shaping Arctic Monkeys' legendary first album has spoken of his pride at working with the Sheffield band, exactly 20 years on from its release.

From BBC

Oil boss Scott Sheffield has a new job: activist gunslinger.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dr. Emily Potter of the University of Sheffield noted that progress is being made but warned it is not enough on its own.

From Science Daily

The BBC was able to compare current performance with the position 12 months ago at all but two hospital trusts – data was not available for Sheffield and Barking, Havering and Redbridge hospital trusts.

From BBC

The Hillsborough law follows campaigning by families affected by the 1989 stadium crush in Sheffield, which led to the death of 97 football fans.

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