York

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29. 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.
30. A royal dukedom traditionally given to the second son of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
31. A habitational surname from Old English from the city or the county; See also Yorke.

Synonyms

House of York

Sale

Canterbury

Blackpool

Bradford

England

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Preston

Hereford

Ipswich

Leeds

Leicester

Nottingham

Plymouth

Portland

Falmouth

prime meridian

Reading

Scilly Islands

Sheffield

Sherwood Forest

Shrewsbury

Allerton

Holt

Badminton

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Basingstoke

Bedford

Berwick-upon-Tweed

Blackburn

Bournemouth

Buckingham

Bath

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Chatham

Chichester

Clifton

Doncaster

Folkestone

Glastonbury

Gloucester

Gosport

Gotham

Guildford

Huddersfield

Kingston upon Hull

Ludlow

Maidenhead

Mansfield

Marlborough

Newbury

Northampton

Eton

Translations

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Eboracum

Υόρκη

Iorque

يورك

إنكلترة

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Γιόρκ

Γιορκ

Αγγλία

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɔɹk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: York

Cognate with Welsh: Efrog

Cognate with Old Welsh: Caer Ebrauc

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *eburos
Proto-Brythonic *eβur
Proto-Celtic *-ākos
Proto-Brythonic *-ọg
Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor.
Latin Eborācumder.
Old English Eoforwīċder.
Old Norse Jórvíkbor.
Middle English Ȝork
English York
From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (“yew”) (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (positive suffix). Displaced Middle English Everwik, from the Old English.

Sentences

East Prospect is served by the Eastern York School District .

Curtis was born in De Peyster, New York .

She attended the Professional Children's School of New York and Juilliard.

With Stewart on the team , the North York Canadians won three all-Ontario championships .