York
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /jɔɹk/
ipa: /jɔːk/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k
Forms: form: Yorke
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *eburos
Proto-Brythonic *eβur
Proto-Celtic *-ākos
Proto-Brythonic *-ọg
Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor.
Latin Eborācumder.
Old English Eoforwīċder.
Old Norse Jórvíkbor.
Middle English Ȝork
English York
From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (“yew”) (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (positive suffix). Displaced Middle English Everwik, from the Old English.
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A town and local government area (the Shire of York), in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
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A coastal town in Sierra Leone.
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A place in the United Kingdom:
A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England.
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A hamlet in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7033).
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A place in Canada:
A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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A regional municipality of Ontario, Canada.
synonyms: Region of York
York Region
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A district and former municipality of Toronto, Canada.
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A place in Canada:
Former name of Toronto (used before 1834): a city in Ontario, Canada.
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A place in Canada:
A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
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A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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A number of places in the United States:
A city in Sumter County, Alabama.
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An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
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An unincorporated community in Steuben County, Indiana.
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A town in York County, Maine.
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An unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri.
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A city, the county seat of York County, Nebraska.
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A town in Livingston County, New York.
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A tiny city in Benson County, North Dakota.
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An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
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An unincorporated community in Sandusky County, Ohio.
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A city, the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania.
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A city, the county seat of York County, South Carolina.
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A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
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A small town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
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A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.
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An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
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A number of townships in the United States, listed under York Township.
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Ellipsis of York County.
glosses: The House of York, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York; their symbol was a white rose.
glosses: A royal dukedom traditionally given to the second son of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English from the city or the county; See also Yorke.
Derived terms: Cape York
Cape York Peninsula
County of York
East York
New York
North York
Region of York
Rose of York
Shire of York
Vale of York
York boat
York County
York curvature
yorker
Yorker
York Factory
Yorkie
York Island
Yorkist
York Region
York River
Yorks
Yorkshire
York time
Yorkton
York Town
Yorktown
York Tyburn
Yorkville
Related terms: york