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Yorkshire en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈjɔː(ɹ)kʃɪə(ɹ)/
• /ˈjɔːkʃə/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (informal) A Yorkshire pudding.
2. (informal) 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:

Forms

Yorkshire en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈjɔː(ɹ)kʃɪə(ɹ)/
• /ˈjɔːkʃə/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. 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.
2. A British English dialect as spoken (and possibly written) in the county of Yorkshire.

Deriveds

Yorkshire square · Yorkshire terrier · Yorkshire pudding · Yorkshire parkin · come Yorkshire over · Yorkshire white · Yorkshireman · Yorkshire grease · Yorkshire mixture · Yorkshire grit · Yorkshire cake · Yorkshire Dales · West Riding of Yorkshire · Yorks · Yorkshireism · Yorkshirewoman · Yorkshire fog · Yorkshiredom

Hypernyms

Yorkshire and the Humber

Relateds

wapentake · riding

Synonyms

broad acres · Tyke

Translations (36)

am ዮርክሻየር (former large county) · es Yorkshire (former large county) · gu યૉર્ક્શિર (former large county) · fr Yorkshire (former large county) · si යෝර්ක්ශිර් (former large county) · el Γιορκσάιρ (former large county) · kn ಯೋರ್ಕ್ಶಿರ್ (former large county) · mr यॉर्कशिर (former large county) · ja ヨークシャー (former large county) · bg Йо́ркшир (former large county) · uk Йоркшир (former large county) · ml യോർക്ശിർ (former large county) · lo ຢອຣ໌ກຊຽຣ໌ (former large county) · lv Jorkšīra (former large county) · eo Jorkŝiro (former large county) · ru Йо́ркшир (former large county) · ka იორკშირი (former large county) · ru Йоркши́р (former large county) · cmn 約克郡 /约克郡 (former large county) · enm Yorkschire (former large county) · bg Йо́ркшър (former large county) · he יורקשייר (former large county) · ar يُورْكْشَايْر (former large county) · hi यौर्क्शिर (former large county) · ang Eoforwīcsċīr (former large county) · fi Yorkshire (former large county) · te యోర్క్శిర్ (former large county) · ko 요크셔 (former large county) · th ยอร์กเชียร์ (former large county) · de Yorkshire (former large county) · pt Yorkshire (former large county) · it Yorkshire (former large county) · la Isuria (former large county) · lt Jorkšyras (former large county) · bn ইয়র্ক্শির (former large county) · cy Swydd Efrog (former large county)