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name
England's largest county. Situated in the northeast of England; divided into three ridings, (North, West and East, and The City Of York). Since 1974 for administration purposes local government has used different divisions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: broad acres
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Yorkshire and the Humber
name
A British English dialect as spoken (and possibly written) in the county of Yorkshire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Tyke
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noun
A Yorkshire pudding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
A Yorkshire canary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
History
From Middle English Yorkschire; equivalent to York (“English city”) + shire. Displaced native cognate Middle English Everwich schire, from Old English Eoforwīcsċīr.
Across languages
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
