Yorkshire

[yawrk-sheer, -sher]

noun

1. Also called Yorks. Also called York. a former county in N England, now part of Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Cleveland, and Durham.

2. one of an English breed of white hogs having erect ears.

Yorkshire

/ -ʃə, ˈjɔːkˌʃɪə /

noun

1. a historic county of N England: the largest English county, formerly divided administratively into East, West, and North Ridings. In 1974 it was much reduced in size and divided into the new counties of North, West, and South Yorkshire: in 1996 the East Riding of Yorkshire was reinstated as a unitary authority and parts of the NE were returned to North Yorkshire for geographical and ceremonial purposes

Example Sentences

So what do people in this Yorkshire city make of it?

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"I managed to damage myself quite a bit," he told the Yorkshire Post in 2023.

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A solution has been developed in the form of banking hubs, which are now opening across Yorkshire.

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A yellow warning for rain covering most of southern England, the East Midlands, parts of Wales and Yorkshire is in place until 18:00 BST, with some places expected to see up to 30-50mm.

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The move follows campaigning by Claire Throssell, whose sons Jack, 12, and Paul, nine, were killed by their father in a house fire he started 11 years ago this week in Yorkshire.

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