york
IPA: jˈɔrk
noun
- A placename
- A town in the Shire of York, Western Australia.
- A coastal town in Sierra Leone.
- A place in the United Kingdom:
- A city and unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England.
- A hamlet in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7033).
- A place in Canada:
- A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- A regional municipality of Ontario, Canada
- A former municipality of Toronto, Canada.
- Former name of Toronto. (used before 1834): A city in Ontario, Canada.
- A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
- A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Sumter County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Steuben County, Indiana.
- A town in York County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri.
- A city, the county seat of York County, Nebraska.
- A town in Livingston County, New York.
- A tiny city in Benson County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Sandusky County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of York County, South Carolina.
- A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under York Township.
- The House of York, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York; their symbol was a white rose.
- A royal dukedom traditionally given to the second son of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
- A habitational surname from Old English from the city or the county; See also Yorke.
- Ellipsis of York County. [A county of New Brunswick, Canada.]
verb
- (cricket) to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.
- (slang) To vomit.
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Examples of "york" in Sentences
- "New york is sitting on the mother lode of fluke right now," says the DEC's Gilmore, "but we are restricted by the 1998 quota."
- Five Unlikely Heroes of Woodstock alvin york, audie murphy, jack lucas, jacklyn lucas, lewis wetzel, sgt york, smedley butler, to hell and back
- New york is in the shape it is in after 12 years of Republican Governor George Pataki, and 40 years of republican control over the legislature.
- November 13th, 2009 4: 55 pm ET behind close doors of the military we will never find out the truth only those who have somethink to hide would be agaist an open trial new york is where the crmminals should stand trial
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