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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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Bush, 48, of Otley in West Yorkshire, was "preoccupied with his own enrichment", defrauded nearly 200 families out of £562,117 and "caused anguish and pain on a scale beyond comprehension", the judge said.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

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

West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester will be the first areas with new region-led approaches to waste crime.

From BBC Aug. 20, 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

Two were launched, and in them the West Yorkshire Regiment began to cross, accumulating gradually in the shelter of the further bank.

From London to Ladysmith via Pretoria by Winston Churchill

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