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Yorkshire
[yawrk-sheer, -sher]
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
/ -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
Example Sentences
In areas like Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire, parents are instead given advice in their child's early development checks, or are signposted towards free NHS tests at their local optician.
A person from Yorkshire has died from rabies after contact with a stray dog in Morocco.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council said it was vitally important children learned to cross the road safely, without any distractions.
All of the affected areas excluding Yorkshire and the Humber have been given a risk score of 10 out of a possible 16, meaning "significant impacts are possible" due to high temperatures.
The warning came with droughts already declared in Yorkshire and the north-west of England this year following what the Met Office says is the warmest and driest Spring in more than half a century.
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