Yorkshire

noun

York·​shire ˈyȯrk-ˌshir  -shər 

: a white swine of any of several breeds or strains originated in Yorkshire, England

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Yorkshire

• Yorkshire pudding
• Yorkshire terrier

Geographical Definition

Yorkshire

geographical name

York·​shire ˈyȯrk-ˌshir  -ˌshər 

1

or York

ˈyȯrk 

former county of northern England roughly bounded by the North Sea on the east, the Humber River on the south, the Pennine Chain on the west, and the county of Durham on the north and comprising the city of York and the (former) administrative counties of East Rid*ing \ ˈrī-​diŋ \ (capital Beverley), North Riding (capital Northallerton), and West Riding (capital Wakefield)

Note: Yorkshire was England's largest county in area until the 1974 reorganization.

2

historical region of northern England roughly equivalent to the former county and centered on present-day North Yorkshire