noun
a metropolitan county in northern England
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑county
• Part Holonyms: ↑England
• Part Meronyms: ↑Leeds
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a metropolitan county in N England. 2,082,600; 787 sq. mi. (2039 sq. km).
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West Yorkshire [West Yorkshire] (written abbr W Yorks)
a ↑metropolitan county in the north of England, created in 1974 and consisting of five districts which were previously part of the West Riding of ↑Yorkshire.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.