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yorkshire

/ˈjɔɹkʃɚ/

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What does yorkshire mean?

noun

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

proper noun

  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.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

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

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈjɔɹkʃɚ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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It was mounted on its cast-iron equatorial stand, and at work in the field adjoining the village green at Bainbridge, Yorkshire.
Samuel SmilesMen of Invention and IndustryProject Gutenberg ebook #725
There was something comforting and really friendly in her queer Yorkshire speech and sturdy way which had a good effect on Mary.
Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Secret GardenProject Gutenberg ebook #113
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Between the two, shifting backwards and forwards at certain seasons of the year, lies the most horrible quicksand on the shores of Yorkshire.
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155
Who cares a throb of the heart for all the tons of chalk in Kent or all the lumps of limestone in Yorkshire?
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsGod, the Invisible KingProject Gutenberg ebook #1046
Doubtless all successful breeders and exhibitors of the Yorkshire Terrier have their little secrets and their peculiar methods of inducing the growth of hair.
Robert LeightonDogs and All about ThemProject Gutenberg ebook #10991