yorkshire
noun
Simple meaning
England's largest county. Situated in the northeast of England.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈjɔɹkʃɚ
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Definition
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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.
A former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
A British English dialect as spoken (and possibly written) in the county of Yorkshire.
informal
A Yorkshire pudding.
informal
A Yorkshire canary.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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Tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem.
Light puffy bread made of a puff batter and traditionally baked in the pan with roast beef.
Very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-grey and tan.
A metropolitan county in northern England.
A metropolitan county in northern England.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- englandnoun
- halifaxnoun
- sheffieldnoun
- lancashirenoun
- humbernoun
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