Yorkshire(noun)

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

Yorkshire(Noun)

Shorter name for Yorkshire pudding.

Yorkshire(ProperNoun)

England's largest county. Situated in the north-east 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.

Yorkshire(noun)

a county in the north of England

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.