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South Yorkshire

n
(Placename) a metropolitan county of N England, administered since 1986 by the unitary authorities of Barnsley, Doncaster, Sheffield, and Rotherham. Area: 1560 sq km (602 sq miles)
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South′ York′shire


n.
a metropolitan county in N England. 1,317,500; 603 sq. mi. (1561 sq. km).
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Noun1.South Yorkshire - a metropolitan county in northern England
England - a division of the United Kingdom
Sheffield - a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry
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