Yorkshire

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 See also 1.4 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From York + shire.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈjɔːkʃə/

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Yorkshire

Plural -

Yorkshire

1. A former large county of north-east England; originally divided into three ridings, since 1974 divided into four administrative counties.

[edit] Derived terms

• Yorks
• Yorkshire fog
• Yorkshireman
• Yorkshire pudding
• Yorkshire terrier
• Yorkshirewoman

[edit] See also

• riding
• wapentake

[edit] Noun

Yorkshire (plural Yorkshires)

1. (informal) Shorter name for Yorkshire pudding.