North Yorkshire

American  

noun

1. a county in NE England. 3,208 sq. mi. (8,309 sq. km).

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North Yorkshire British  

noun

1. a county in N England, formed in 1974 from most of the North Riding of Yorkshire and parts of the East and West Ridings: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the unitary authorities of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and part of Stockton on Tees (all within Cleveland until 1996), and York (created in 1997). Administrative centre: Northallerton. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 576 100 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 8037 sq km (3102 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Members of North Yorkshire Council voted to give £50,000 a year over the next three years to Citizens Advice to run its Warm and Well scheme.

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No environmental permit or valid exemption was in place at any of the sites, which were also spread across Lancashire, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire and Rutland.

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On 15 December, five days after that encounter, McDonald was arrested by North Yorkshire officers at the request of Northumbria Police.

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Both referred us to the ICB, which works to reduce health inequalities across the Humber and North Yorkshire region.

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He bombarded Carthy, who lives in North Yorkshire, with messages after she asked him to stop.

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