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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At Sheffield Children's Hospital, some pathologists are picking up extra shifts to cover workforce gaps.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
She had been close to completing her degree in creative practice at Sheffield College, and also worked for a local charity, Zest.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Co-defendant Deiryen Dyce, 32, of Ellesmere Road North, Sheffield, appeared in person in court charged with assisting an offender and spoke only to confirm her name and address.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
She performs post-mortem examinations in Sheffield on children from as far away as Kent, Newcastle and the West Midlands, with bodies sometimes arriving a month later because "coroners have been trying to find a pathologist".
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“If Miz Sheffield said he ’as dead, he must a-been.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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