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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)

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When I was 11, we moved about 220 miles north to a two-story, yellow-brick house in Shelley, in West Yorkshire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Hundreds of people have put their strength to the test in a quirky West Yorkshire Easter tradition.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Bush, formerly of East Yorkshire and now living in West Yorkshire, was granted conditional bail until he is sentenced on 27 July.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The school day starts twice at Field Lane Primary in West Yorkshire.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

A company of the West Yorkshire Mounted Infantry only twenty strong had sustained, in storming a kopje, no less than ten casualties.

From With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back by Lowry, Edward P.

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