Eboracum

[ eb-uh-rey-kuh m ]

/ ˌɛb əˈreɪ kəm /

noun

ancient name of York, England.

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Severus, however, failed as completely as Agricola had failed before him, and he died soon after his return to Eboracum.
A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3)|Samuel R. Gardiner.
Constantine the Great, his son, was first proclaimed emperor at Eboracum.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive|Joel Cook
Two hundred years is a considerable length of time, even in the history of a nation, and much happened in Eboracum in that while.
The Great North Road: York to Edinburgh|Charles G. Harper
He was the son of Constantius Chlorus, and was with him at Eboracum at the time of his death, and there assumed the purple.
The Coinages of the Channel Islands|B. Lowsley

Amongst others, the free inhabitants of Eboracum and Verulamium enjoyed the coveted rights of Roman citizenship.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan

British Dictionary definitions for eboracum

Eboracum

/ (iːˈbɒrəkəm, ˌiːbɔːˈrɑːkəm) /

noun

the Roman name for York 1 (def. 1)

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