York

American  

[yawrk] / yɔrk /

noun

1. a member of the royal house of England that ruled from 1461 to 1485.

2. 1st Duke of Edmund of Langley, 1341–1402, progenitor of the house of York (son of Edward III).

3. Alvin Cullum Sergeant, 1887–1964, U.S. soldier.

4. Yorkshire.

5. Ancient Eboracum.  a city in North Yorkshire, in NE England, on the Ouse: the capital of Roman Britain; cathedral.

6. a city in SE Pennsylvania: meeting of the Continental Congress 1777–78.

7. an estuary in E Virginia, flowing SE into Chesapeake Bay. 40 miles (64 km) long.

8. Cape, a cape at the NE extremity of Australia.

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York ¹ British  

/ jɔːk /

noun

1. 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

2. Alvin C ( ullum ). 1887–1964, US soldier and hero of World War I

3. 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

4. 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

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York ² British  

/ jɔːk /

noun

1. 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)

2. a unitary authority in NE England, in North Yorkshire. Pop: 183 100 (2003 est). Area: 272 sq km (105 sq miles)

3. 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

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york ³ British  

/ jɔːk /

verb

1. (tr) cricket to bowl or try to bowl (a batsman) by pitching the ball under or just beyond the bat

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Etymology

Origin of york

C19: back formation from _yorker

Example Sentences

The New York ceremony, scheduled on the same day, is expected go forward while an alternative celebration for Los Angeles-based nominees will take place at a later date, according to the letter.

From Los Angeles Times

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From The Wall Street Journal

Campaigners hope the anti-fur designers can convince Milan Fashion Week to ban fur, as London and New York have done.

From Barron's

So far, oil prices appear poised for a big move when the market reopens Sunday evening in New York.

From MarketWatch

So far, oil prices appear poised for a big move when the market reopens Sunday evening in New York.

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