Yorkshire

From Middle English Yorkschire; equivalent to York (“English city”) +‎ shire. Displaced native cognate Middle English Everwich schire, from Old English Eoforwīcsċīr.

• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /ˈjɔːkʃə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔː(ɹ)kʃɪə(ɹ)/

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Yorkshire

1. England's largest county. Situated in the north-east 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.
2. A British English dialect as spoken (and possibly written) in the county of Yorkshire.

• (dialect): Tyke

• Yorkshire and the Humber (one of the nine official regions of England)

• riding
• wapentake

Yorkshire (plural Yorkshires)

1. (informal) A Yorkshire pudding.
2. (informal) A Yorkshire canary.
   • 2007, Diane Grindol, The Canary: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

     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.

Yorkshire

1. alternative form of Yorkschire

Yorkshire m

1. Yorkshire (a county of England)

Yorkshire m or f by sense (plural Yorkshires)

1. alternative letter-case form of yorkshire

Yorkshire m

1. Yorkshire (largest county in the United Kingdom by size)

• Yorkshire y Humber (“Yorkshire and the Humber”) (one of the nine regions of England)