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Webster 1913 Edition
Yorkshire
York′shire
,Noun.
A county in the north of England.
Yorkshire grit
, a kind of stone used for polishing marble, and copperplates for engravers.
Simmonds.
– Yorkshire pudding
, a batter pudding baked under meat.
Definition 2024
Yorkshire
Yorkshire
See also: yorkshire
English
Proper noun
Yorkshire
- England's largest county. Situated in the north-east 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 British English dialect as spoken (and possibly written) in the county of Yorkshire.
Synonyms
- (dialect): Tyke
Translations
former large county
Derived terms
See also
Noun
Yorkshire (plural Yorkshires)
- (informal) Shorter name for Yorkshire pudding.
Usage notes
- Usually countable only when referring to the miniature form baked in muffin-tins or similar.