West Yorkshire

Proper noun

Meaning

(from 1974) A metropolitan county in northern England bordering Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

(archaic) West Riding of Yorkshire

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Examples

;2016 West Yorkshire Playhouse & Opera North Co-production This production in collaboration with Opera North ran at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds from 2 June 2016 to 25 June 2016. Source: Internet

Alan Laptew, a PC for West Yorkshire police who worked on the McCann cased and the subsequent Ripper murders, called the mother-of-four a 'pest' Source: Internet

Greater Manchester as a whole has been under stricter measures since the end of July, alongside East Lancashire and West Yorkshire, because cases have risen too high. Source: Internet

"Charlton's contribution to the game and Leeds United will never be forgotten," said the West Yorkshire club. Source: Internet

A West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said the service's Command, Leadership and Management (CLM) model, which will be introduced in January, is a "more effective and flexible way of working" for operational staff. Source: Internet

Benjy Bush, group manager for West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue said about 20 firefighters were sent to the incident following reports of an explosion at 07:30 GMT. Source: Internet

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