Wakefield
Americannoun
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a city in West Yorkshire, in N England: battle 1460.
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a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
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an estate in E Virginia, on the Potomac River: birthplace of George Washington; restored as a national monument in 1932.
noun
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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)
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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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