Yorkshire

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Derived terms

English

Etymology

York + shire

Proper noun

Yorkshire

1. A maritime county in the north-east of England (the largest county in Britain), bordered by County Durham, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Westmorland and the North Sea; it was historically divided into three ridings.
2. A dialect spoken in the county of Yorkshire, also known as Tyke.

Derived terms

• yorker
• Yorkie
• Yorkist
• Yorks
• Yorkshire fog
• Yorkshireman
• Yorkshire pudding
• Yorkshire terrier
• Yorkshirewoman