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1. (n.) Yorkshire
one of an English breed of white hogs having erect ears.
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1. (noun) Yorkshire
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
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1. (noun) Yorkshire
a county in the north of England
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1. Yorkshire
the largest county in England, is divided into three Ridings (i. e. thirdings or thirds) for administrative purposes, North, East, and West, with a fourth called the Ainsty, under the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor and aldermen of York; of these the West is the wealthiest and the most populous; contains a large coal-field, and is the centre of the woollen manufacture of the county; the East being mainly agricultural, with iron-works and shipbuilding-works; and the North mainly pastoral, with industries connected with mining and shipping. Leeds (q. v.) is the largest town.
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