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Yorkshire

yorks·hire

UK/ˈjɔːkʃə/ US/ˈjɔː(ɹ)kʃɪə(ɹ)/ fairly common informal

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

Origin

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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