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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Authorities had been searching for Merle Wakefield, 69, for nearly a month after he cut off his GPS monitor in San Diego and fled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Warrington Wolves have jumped from sixth to third on the back of a much stronger season which culminated in reaching the Grand Final at Old Trafford, only to lose to Wakefield.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Thousands of rugby league fans turned out to watch an open-top bus parade, after Wakefield Trinity were crowned Super League champions.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Jane Robinson became a Wakefield Trinity fan through her late husband, who supported the side from childhood.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Mr and Mrs Wakefield are an American couple who have been settled in England - somewhere in Kent, I understand - for some twenty years.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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