Wakefield

[ weyk-feeld ]

noun

1. a city in West Yorkshire, in N England: battle 1460.
2. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
3. an estate in E Virginia, on the Potomac River: birthplace of George Washington; restored as a national monument in 1932.

Wakefield

/ ˈweɪkˌfiːld /

noun

1. a city in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire: important since medieval times as an agricultural and textile centre. Pop: 76 886 (2001)
2. a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 318 300 (2003 est). Area: 333 sq km (129 sq miles)

Example Sentences

But since then, the so-called “Wakefield effect” has unraveled this progress.

From Salon

Beaten grand finalists Hull KR welcome Castleford the following evening and promoted Wakefield travel to Leeds Rhinos on the Saturday.

From BBC

On Tuesday, an inquest at Wakefield Coroner's Court concluded that her death was by suicide, and there was “no suggestion” her partner was in any way to blame.

From BBC

This theory was popularised by discredited UK doctor Andrew Wakefield.

From BBC

But Wakefield's 1998 study was later retracted by the Lancet medical journal.

From BBC