Wakefield: Meaning and Definition of

Wake•field

Pronunciation: (wāk'fēld"), [key]
— n.
  1. a city in West Yorkshire, in N England: battle 1460. 305,500.
  2. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston. 24,895.
  3. an estate in E Virginia, on the Potomac River: birthplace of George Washington; restored as a national monument in 1932.
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