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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- Yorkshire
[ 'jɔrkʃɪr]
[ 'jɔːkʃə]
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1.
[name of (a place)]
约克郡(英国旧郡;现被分成三个郡:North yorkshire北约克郡
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2.
[name of (a place)]
约克郡(英国旧郡;现被分成三个郡:South yorkshire南约克郡
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3.
[name of (a place)]
约克郡(英国旧郡;现被分成三个郡:West yorkshire西约克郡
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4.
noun
[zoology]
约克夏猪,大白猪(原产英国约克郡)
Collins English-English Dictionary
- Yorkshire
['jɔːk,ʃɪə]
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n
a historic county of N England: the largest English county, formerly divided administratively into East, West, and North Ridings. In 1974 it was much reduced in size and divided into the new counties of North, West, and South Yorkshire: in 1996 the East Riding of Yorkshire was reinstated as a unitary authority and parts of the NE were returned to North Yorkshire for geographical and ceremonial purposes
Examples
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a broad Yorkshire accent
→ broad
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Yorkshire
→ shire
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