Wakefield

American  

[weyk-feeld] / ˈweɪkˌfild /

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.

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Wakefield British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

Harvard-Westlake took care of North Carolina Wakefield 16-0 in five innings.

From Los Angeles Times

He was born in Castleford in West Yorkshire and studied at Leeds School of Art alongside Wakefield sculptor Barbara Hepworth.

From BBC

Companies signed 146 leases across the U.S. for warehouses over 500,000 square feet last year, up more than 31% from the previous year to the highest level since 2022, according to real-estate firm Cushman & Wakefield.

From The Wall Street Journal

Officers were called to Ken Churchill Drive in Horbury, near Wakefield, on Thursday over concerns for a woman's safety.

From BBC

Pesarik’s claim for tax breaks on his other property, a run-down house he improved in Wakefield, N.H., wasn’t successful either—because he didn’t keep good records.

From The Wall Street Journal