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Eboracum

American  
[eb-uh-rey-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

But after the Emperor's letter, the Ninth and the Twentieth sailed away, and the proconsul at Eboracum perforce sent part of his own troops to fill their places.

From Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain by Margaret West Kinney

The three or four plans of these camps that have been published are all inaccurate; the first, in Drake's "Eboracum," being the greatest offender.

From The Evolution of an English Town by Gordon Home

Severus, however, failed as completely as Agricola had failed before him, and he died soon after his return to Eboracum.

From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Samuel Rawson Gardiner

Ebora, now Evora, is very like the Roman name of York, Eboracum.

From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson

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