Wakefield
Americannoun
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a city in West Yorkshire, in N England: battle 1460.
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a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
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an estate in E Virginia, on the Potomac River: birthplace of George Washington; restored as a national monument in 1932.
noun
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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)
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a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 318 300 (2003 est). Area: 333 sq km (129 sq miles)
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Harvard-Westlake took care of North Carolina Wakefield 16-0 in five innings.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
He was born in Castleford in West Yorkshire and studied at Leeds School of Art alongside Wakefield sculptor Barbara Hepworth.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
The stock prices for peers such as JLL, Cushman & Wakefield and Newmark Group also nosedived, wiping away tens of billions of dollars of market capitalization for the sector.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
In Wakefield, giddy fans braved Storm Chandra in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the princess.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
Mrs Wakefield turned back to the arch and putting her hand to it, said: 'So we don't know for certain then.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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