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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Yorkshire

And that was only two stages of the men's race, across Yorkshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The women's event starts on 30 July with a race from Leeds to Manchester, before moving back across the Pennines to Yorkshire with a finish in Sheffield.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Silverpit Crater lies approximately 700 meters beneath the seabed in the southern North Sea, about 80 miles off the coast of Yorkshire, England.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

He pours himself a cup of Yorkshire tea and walks up to the attic, just another human trying to figure out life in the age of AGI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Jule listened to the accents of the theatergoers: London, Yorkshire, Liverpool.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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