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South Shields

/ˌsaʊθ ˈʃiːlz/

South Shields proper noun: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, in the Northeast of England (OS grid ref NZ3667).

Proper noun

South Shields

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, in the Northeast of England (OS grid ref NZ3667).

Origin of South Shields

Related to shiel (“hut or cottage”).

Questions about South Shields

What does South Shields mean?
South Shields means a town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, in the Northeast of England (OS grid ref NZ3667).
What part of speech is South Shields?
South Shields is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce South Shields?
South Shields is pronounced /ˌsaʊθ ˈʃiːlz/.

Words near South Shields in the dictionary

  1. South Sea
  2. South Sea Islander
  3. South Sea Islands
  4. South Semitic
  5. South Shetland Islands
  6. South Shields
  7. South Shore
  8. south side
  9. south sides
  10. South Sinai
  11. South Slav

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