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Sheffield

/ˈʃɛfiːld/

Sheffield proper noun: a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Also the ellipsis of University of Sheffield.

Proper noun

Sheffield (countable and uncountable, plural Sheffields)

  1. A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
    • DCI Tom Barnaby: And how would you describe his present situation?
      Heather Beavers: Well, it's obvious. He's been astrally harvested.
      Barnaby: Then how do you explain a carving knife stuck in his chest?
      Beavers: A celestial lance.
      Barnaby: With 'Made in Sheffield' stamped on it?1998 May 6, Douglas Watkinson et al., “Death in Disguise”, in Midsomer Murders
  2. A hamlet in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4526).
  3. A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  4. A small village in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  5. A city in Colbert County, Alabama.
  6. A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
  7. A city in Franklin County, Iowa.
  8. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  9. A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Missouri.
  10. A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
  11. A census-designated place in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
  12. An unincorporated community in Pecos County, Texas.
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  1. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.
  3. (slang) knife, switchblade.

Also used as

Sheffield is also the ellipsis of University of Sheffield.

Sheffield meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

Sheffield in Hindi

city
शेफ़्फ़ील्ड śeffīlḍ

Sheffield in Marathi

city
शेफील्ड śephīlḍa

Sheffield in Urdu

city
شَیفِیلڈ śaifīlḍ

Sheffield in Bengali

city
শেফিল্ড śephilḍ
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Sheffield in Telugu
శెఫ్ఫీల్డ్ śephphīlḍ
Sheffield in Arabic
شِيفِيلْد šifild
Sheffield in Persian
شفیلد šefild

Forms of Sheffield

pluralSheffields
alternative abbreviationSheff.

Origin of Sheffield

From the name of the River Sheaf, which is from Old English scēaþ (“boundary”), + Old English feld (“field, open land”).

Words formed from Sheffield

Phrases with Sheffield

Questions about Sheffield

What does Sheffield mean?
Sheffield means a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
What is Sheffield in Hindi?
Sheffield in Hindi is शेफ़्फ़ील्ड (śeffīlḍ). See Sheffield meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Sheffield?
Sheffield is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sheffield?
Sheffield is pronounced /ˈʃɛfiːld/.

Words near Sheffield in the dictionary

  1. Sheffer stroke
  2. Sheffer strokes
  3. Shefferian
  4. Sheffey
  5. Sheffeys
  6. Sheffield
  7. Sheffield Park
  8. Sheffield stand
  9. Sheffield stands
  10. Sheffielder
  11. Sheffielders

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