Sheffield

American  

[shef-eeld] / ˈʃɛf ild /

noun

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

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

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Sheffield British  

/ ˈʃɛfiːld /

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)

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Sheffield Cultural  

1. City in northern England.

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One of England's leading industrial centers, famous for cutlery manufacture and heavy steel goods.

Example Sentences

Twenty-four men have lifted the trophy in Sheffield; hundreds have left empty-handed.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

"I don't think I imagined at all the tournament would be in Sheffield for so long."

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

No wonder Sheffield City Council pays the World Snooker Tour a hefty staging fee, and not the other way round.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

"Over my dead body," said Barry Hearn, then the chairman of World Snooker, amid suspicions some years ago that under his leadership the tournament might leave Sheffield.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

It was a fine readymade one he’d ordered years ago when rich Mr. Sheffield was thought to be dying and didn’t.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns