"Yorkshireism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Yorkshireisms [plural], Yorkshirism [alternative]
Etymology: From Yorkshire + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Yorkshire|ism}} Yorkshire + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun}} Yorkshireism (plural Yorkshireisms)
  1. A word or phrase characteristic of the speech of Yorkshire, England.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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