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Yorkshire

American

[yawrk-sheer, -sher] / ˈyɔrk ʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

Also called Yorks. Also called York. a former county in N England, now part of Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Cleveland, and Durham.
one of an English breed of white hogs having erect ears.

Yorkshire British

/ -ʃə, ˈjɔːkˌʃɪə /

noun

a historic county of N England: the largest English county, formerly divided administratively into East, West, and North Ridings. In 1974 it was much reduced in size and divided into the new counties of North, West, and South Yorkshire: in 1996 the East Riding of Yorkshire was reinstated as a unitary authority and parts of the NE were returned to North Yorkshire for geographical and ceremonial purposes

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Our upstate house has lots of land and is peaceful, much like Yorkshire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

When I was 11, we moved about 220 miles north to a two-story, yellow-brick house in Shelley, in West Yorkshire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Whilst at RHS Garden Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire things are not quite as advanced.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

"It was one of the first actual laws that protected nature," O'Hara tells the Hidden East Yorkshire podcast.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Already the sudden storm is passing, and its fierceness is abating; crowds are scattering homeward, and the sky is beginning to redden over the Yorkshire wolds.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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