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Sheffield

[shef-eeld]

noun

  1. a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.

  2. a city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River.



Sheffield

/ ˈʃɛھː /

noun

  1. a city in N England, in Sheffield unitary authority, South Yorkshire on the River Don: important centre of steel manufacture and of the cutlery industry; Sheffield university (1905) and Sheffield Hallam University (1992). Pop: 439 866 (2001)

  2. a unitary authority in N England, in South Yorkshire. Pop: 512 500 (2003 est). Area: 368 sq km (142 sq miles)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Sheffield

  1. City in northern England.

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One of England's leading industrial centers, famous for cutlery manufacture and heavy steel goods.
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The Sheffield band have not topped the album chart since they released This Is Hardcore in 1998.

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Paul, who is 60 and from Sheffield, was diagnosed nearly two years ago after the cancer led to broken bones in his back.

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But our undercover investigation has revealed that while some shop owners in Sheffield, Bradford, York and Leeds have been found to be following the new rules, others are turning a blind eye.

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But she sees plenty of people in her surgery in Sheffield who aren't so fortunate and face what she thinks are impossible choices.

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Rennie had been a magistrate in Sheffield since 1996 and campaigned on issues including improving equality and inclusion in sport, mental health and tackling deprivation.

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