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Mansfield

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From Old English Mamesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”).

proper noun

  1. A town in Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5361).
  2. Mansfield District, a local government district in Nottinghamshire with its headquarters in the town.
  3. A small village north of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6214).
  4. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
  5. A community in Mulmur township, Dufferin County, Ontario.
  6. A community in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
  7. A city in Scott County and Sebastian County, Arkansas.
  8. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  9. A minor city in Newton County, Georgia.
  10. A village in Piatt County, Illinois.
  11. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Parke County, Indiana.
  12. An unincorporated community in Finney County, Kansas.
  13. A city, the parish seat of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
  14. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  15. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
  16. A city in Wright County, Missouri.
  17. A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.
  18. A township in Warren County, New Jersey.
  19. A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
  20. A city, the county seat of Richland County, Ohio.
  21. A borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
  22. A census-designated place in Brown County and Spink County, South Dakota.
  23. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Tennessee.
  24. A city in Tarrant County, Ellis County and Johnson County, Texas.
  25. A town in Douglas County, Washington.
  26. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
  27. A suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  28. A town in eastern Victoria, Australia.
  29. A local government area in Victoria, Australia, which includes the town; in full, the Shire of Mansfield.
  30. A surname.
  31. abbreviation, ellipsis, informal Ellipsis of Mansfield College, Oxford.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: woodhouse, dirksen, meadow, pasture, grassland, plain, prairie, savanna, sward, greensward, lea, heath, moor, steppe, veld, pastureland

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"Mansfield." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mansfield. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Mansfield. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mansfield

Chicago

"Mansfield." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mansfield.

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@misc{mansfield_2026,
  title = {Mansfield},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mansfield},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}