0 an area of northern England that includes the counties (= areas with their own local government) of North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire:
He was born in Bramhope, near Leeds in Yorkshire.
Hockney loved to paint his native Yorkshire countryside.
The pub serves seven beers including Tetleys from Yorkshire and Guinness from Ireland.
The Australian team played Britain in the Yorkshire town of Ilkley.