Meanings
- 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.
Synonyms: broad acres
- A British English dialect as spoken (and possibly written) in the county of Yorkshire.
Synonyms: Tyke
plural Yorkshires
- informalA Yorkshire pudding.
- informalA Yorkshire canary.
The Yorkshire Canary Club was founded in 1894. The Yorkshire can be up to 6¾ inches in length, and stands tall so that its height is obvious. Yorkshires are available in many colors and can have variegations on them.
2007, Diane Grindol, The Canary: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounEngland'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.
proper nounA British English dialect as spoken (and possibly written) in the county of Yorkshire.
Origin
- Middle EnglishYorkschire
- EnglishYorkshire
From Middle English Yorkschire; equivalent to York (“English city”) + shire. Displaced native cognate Middle English Everwich schire, from Old English Eoforwīcsċīr.
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Arabic يُورْكْشَايْر
- يُورْكْشَايْر (yurkšayr)former large county
Bengali ইয়র্ক্শির
- ইয়র্ক্শির (iẏorkśir)former large county
Bulgarian Йо́ркшър, Йо́ркшир
- Йо́ркшър (Jórkšăr)former large county
- Йо́ркшир (Jórkšir)former large county
Chinese Mandarin 約克郡 /约克郡
- 約克郡 /约克郡 (Yuēkèjùn)former large county
Esperanto Jorkŝiro
- Jorkŝiroformer large county
Finnish Yorkshire
- Yorkshireformer large county
French Yorkshire
- Yorkshireformer large county
German Yorkshire
- Yorkshireformer large county
Greek Γιορκσάιρ
- Γιορκσάιρ (Giorksáir)former large county
Hebrew יורקשייר
- יורקשייר (yurqshiyr)former large county
Hindi यौर्क्शिर
- यौर्क्शिर (yaurkśir)former large county
Italian Yorkshire
- Yorkshireformer large county
Japanese ヨークシャー
- ヨークシャー (Yōkushā)former large county
Korean 요크셔
- 요크셔 (Yokeusyeo)former large county
Latin Isuria
- Isuriaformer large county
Latvian Jorkšīra
- Jorkšīraformer large county
Lithuanian Jorkšyras
- Jorkšyrasformer large county
Portuguese Yorkshire
- Yorkshireformer large county
Russian Йо́ркшир, Йоркши́р
- Йо́ркшир (Jórkšir)former large county
- Йоркши́р (Jorkšír)former large county
Spanish Yorkshire
- Yorkshireformer large county
Thai ยอร์กเชียร์
- ยอร์กเชียร์former large county
Ukrainian Йоркшир
- Йоркшир (Jorkšyr)former large county
Welsh Swydd Efrog
- Swydd Efrogformer large county
Cite this entry
Yorkshire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorkshire
“Yorkshire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorkshire. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yorkshire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorkshire.
Source: Yorkshire on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.