Sunderland
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- proper noun
- /ˈsʌndərlənd/
- Most workers are paid on Saturday night here in Sunderland, so they have money in their pockets for meat pies and jacket potatoes kept warm in barrel ovens; they buy two pennies' worth of greasy herring and a roll to go with it.
- the city of Sunderland
- Sunderland Nissan plant
- Sunderland, England
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- By the way, when I first went to Sunderland, he played wide.
- Donna is a community support worker up north from Sunderland.
- So the first game they had was Sheffield United versus Sunderland.
- Who was that, that player years ago that like said he was like someone's grandson or something And like he, yeah, he got signed for like Southampton or Sunderland.
- Then I thought this this strong as an ox guy from Sunderland just came at me like a bullet from I go and throwing everything at me Bang Bang, bang.
- Is Coventry the most recent place has been No, no, Sunderland, Sunderland.
Examples
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So we can well understand why many of the people of Sunderland preferred to stay in their old houses and their old neighborhoods.
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Cities such as Plymouth, Dublin, and Sunderland are starting to explore the benefits that might be realized from that data.
Blog text (34) -
I'm heavily involved in IBM's project in Sunderland to deliver a City Cloud.
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On your right, the River Wear makes a snaking black ribbon between Sunderland proper and well-lit Monkwearmouth on the opposite shore.
Fiction book (2001) -
The town sprang up on both sides of the Wear: in Sunderland proper, bounded by rich Bishopwearmouth, and in Monkwearmouth, on the other side where the natural docks cut in at Potato Garth.
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The port city of Sunderland thrives on its rich industrial history and beautiful coastline along the North Sea.
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Every summer, many tourists visit Sunderland to enjoy its maritime heritage and cultural attractions.
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Located at the mouth of the River Wear, the city of Sunderland plays a vital role in the northeast of England.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sunderland probably comes from the old English parts sunder meaning 'separate' and land meaning 'land'. The name gives a simple image of 'separated land' by the River Wear, which fits a town at the river mouth.