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West Yorkshire

American  

noun

  1. a metropolitan county in N England. 787 sq. mi. (2,039 sq. km).


West Yorkshire British  

noun

  1. a metropolitan county of N England, administered since 1986 by the unitary authorities of Bradford, Leeds, Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield. Area: 2039 sq km (787 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He was in a bar in Halifax, West Yorkshire, with his wife when the sound of pinging phones began echoing around.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The study will recruit participants from two long-running birth cohort studies: Children of the 90s in south-west England and Born in Bradford in West Yorkshire.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Minnie Merriman, from West Yorkshire, died at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee after being found seriously injured at an industrial estate in the town.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The 23-year-old's move to West Yorkshire comes after the arrival of Champions League-winning goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, in September, ended Trafford's hopes of establishing himself as Manchester City's first-choice goalkeeper.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Kicker-eating.—Can any of your West Yorkshire readers supply me with information relative to a practice which is said formerly to have prevailed at Cleckheaton, of eating "kicker," or horseflesh?

From Notes and Queries, Number 215, December 10, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

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