Shinfield

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7368).

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Meanings

proper nounShinfield (countable and uncountable, plural Shinfields)

plural Shinfields

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7368).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name sciene (“bright”) + feld (“field”).

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APA

Shinfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shinfield

MLA

“Shinfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shinfield. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shinfield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shinfield.

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