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Eboracum

American  
[eb-uh-ray-kuhm] / ˌɛb əˈreɪ kəm /

noun

  1. ancient name of York, England.


Eboracum British  
/ iːˈbɒrəkəm, ˌiːbɔːˈrɑːkəm /

noun

  1. the Roman name for York 1

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The now-closed show at MoMA PS1 focused on the “history” of a land known as Novum Eboracum, a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023

I have seen it in several shops, and heard it attributed to Drake; and obtained it the other day from an extensive library in Bristol, in the Catalogue of which it is styled Drake's Eboracum.

From Notes and Queries, Number 197, August 6, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell

Early in the seventh century Eboracum underwent a change.

From Cathedral Cities of England by George Gilbert

Had he lived, he intended to extirpate the very name of the barbarians; but he died by the visitation of God, among the Brigantes, in the city of Eboracum.

From Old English Chronicles by Various

The great North Road was originally constructed by the Romans to maintain the quickest possible communication between London and Eboracum, as York was styled during the Roman occupation.

From British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland by Thomas Dowler Murphy

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