Yorkshire
/ˈjɔː(ɹ)kʃɪə(ɹ)/
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Northern England/ˈjɔːkʃə/
Yorkshire proper noun: 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.
Proper noun
Yorkshire
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- broad acres
- A British English dialect as spoken (and possibly written) in the county of Yorkshire.
- Synonyms:
- Tyke
Noun
Yorkshire (plural Yorkshires)
- A Yorkshire pudding.
- A Yorkshire canary.
- The Yorkshire Canary Club was founded in 1894. The Yorkshire can be up to 6¾ inches in length, and stands tall so that its height is obvious. Yorkshires are available in many colors and can have variegations on them.2007, Diane Grindol, The Canary: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet
Yorkshire meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
Yorkshire in Hindi
- former large county
- यौर्क्शिर yaurkśir
Yorkshire in Marathi
- former large county
- यॉर्कशिर yŏrkaśir
Yorkshire in Bengali
- former large county
- ইয়র্ক্শির iẏorkśir
Yorkshire in Telugu
- former large county
- యోర్క్శిర్ yōrkśir
More languagesFewer languages
- Yorkshire in Malayalam
- യോർക്ശിർ yōṟkśiṟ
- Yorkshire in Kannada
- ಯೋರ್ಕ್ಶಿರ್ yōrkśir
- Yorkshire in Gujarati
- યૉર્ક્શિર yŏrkśir
- Yorkshire in Sinhala
- යෝර්ක්ශිර් yōrkśir
- Yorkshire in Arabic
- يُورْكْشَايْر yurkšayr
- Yorkshire in Thai
- ยอร์กเชียร์
Synonyms of Yorkshire
Forms of Yorkshire
| plural | Yorkshires |
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Origin of Yorkshire
From Middle English Yorkschire; equivalent to York (“English city”) + shire. Displaced native cognate Middle English Everwich schire, from Old English Eoforwīcsċīr.
Words formed from Yorkshire
Phrases with Yorkshire
Questions about Yorkshire
- What does Yorkshire mean?
- Yorkshire means 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.
- What is Yorkshire in Hindi?
- Yorkshire in Hindi is यौर्क्शिर (yaurkśir). See Yorkshire meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Yorkshire?
- Yorkshire can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Yorkshire?
- Yorkshire is pronounced /ˈjɔːkʃə/ (Northern England).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Yorkshire (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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