Yorkshire

American  

[yawrk-sheer, -sher] / ˈjɔrk ʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

1. Also called Yorks, 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.

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Yorkshire British  

/ ˈjɔːkˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

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

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Example Sentences

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Yorkshire

Davidson signed with the West Yorkshire based company Team 17 to release Worms in November 1995.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The South Yorkshire official suddenly found not only himself in the full glare of the media, but his family too.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

“Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end,” McKellen’s statement began.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Shedding his working-class Yorkshire accent during his studies, Stewart’s regal elocution won him his stage debut in 1959 in an adaptation of “Treasure Island.”

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

He had studied physick at Cambridge and practiced in the city of London before coming north to Yorkshire.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

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