a member of the royal house of England that ruled from 1461 to 1485.
1st Duke of Edmund of Langley, 1341–1402, progenitor of the house of York (son of Edward III).
Alvin Cullum Sergeant, 1887–1964, U.S. soldier.
Ancient Eboracum. a city in North Yorkshire, in NE England, on the Ouse: the capital of Roman Britain; cathedral.
a city in SE Pennsylvania: meeting of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
an estuary in E Virginia, flowing SE into Chesapeake Bay. 40 miles (64 km) long.
Cape, a cape at the NE extremity of Australia.
the English royal house that reigned from 1461 to 1485 and was descended from Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York (1411–60), whose claim to the throne precipitated the Wars of the Roses. His sons reigned as Edward IV and Richard III
Alvin C ( ullum ). 1887–1964, US soldier and hero of World War I
Duke of , full name Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany . 1763–1827, second son of George III of Great Britain and Ireland. An undistinguished commander-in-chief of the British army (1798–1809), he is the "grand old Duke of York" of the nursery rhyme
Prince Andrew, Duke of. born 1960, second son of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He married (1986) Miss Sarah Ferguson; they divorced in 1996; their first daughter, Princess Beatrice of York, was born in 1988 and their second, Princess Eugenie of York, in 1990
Latin name: Eboracum. a historic city in NE England, in York unitary authority, North Yorkshire, on the River Ouse: the military capital of Roman Britain; capital of the N archiepiscopal province of Britain since 625, with a cathedral (the Minster) begun in 1154; noted for its cycle of medieval mystery plays; unusually intact medieval walls; university (1963). Pop: 137 505 (2001)
a unitary authority in NE England, in North Yorkshire. Pop: 183 100 (2003 est). Area: 272 sq km (105 sq miles)
a cape in NE Australia, in Queensland at the N tip of the Cape York Peninsula, extending into the Torres Strait: the northernmost point of Australia
C19: back formation from yorker
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Argand Partners, based in New York, is still running a buyout fund that is almost 10 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The MLB-record longest win streak was 26 games by the then-New York Giants in 1916.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Rodgers spent 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, winning Super Bowl and four league MVP awards before playing two seasons with the New York Jets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Plus, this excruciating level of oversight likely isn’t personal, says Tessa West, a psychology professor at New York University and the author of “Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Maggie had sent us something all the way from Brooklyn, New York.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Later in the exchange, Epstein tells Thiel that the following month he’ll be in “new york, caribean , europe.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
For some historical perspective, my polish grandfather raised his family with his corner grocery store in East new york - the family lived...
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2016
Now Santner gets his first wicket in Test cricket when he tosses up a full one and Hazlewood plays all round it to effectively york himself.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 28, 2015
Lesh, 73, will pair up with promoter Peter Shapiro, who runs the Brooklyn Bowl in New york City and owns the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, N.Y.
From Time ● Nov. 4, 2013
Most of the men were now engaged in carrying flour and other goods down to the york boat.
From The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest by Footner, Hulbert
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