South Yorkshirenoun
/ˌsaʊθ ˈjɔːk.ʃər//ˌsaʊθ ˈjɔːrk.ʃɚ/a metropolitan county (= an area of England that includes a large city area and had its own local government until 1986) in northern England:
I'm from Barnsley in South Yorkshire.
All the coal mines in South Yorkshire have now closed down.
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- He is a professor at the University of Sheffield in South Yorkshire.
- South Yorkshire towns such as Doncaster and Rotherham are regenerating themselves.
- We are a rock band based in the South Yorkshire area.
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- regionalism
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