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English
Etymology
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 ) . Doublet of Évora .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
York
The white rose of York
The Duke of York
A placename :
A town and local government area (the Shire of York ), in the Wheatbelt region, 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
Synonyms: Region of York , York Region
A former municipality of Toronto , Canada .
Former name of Toronto . ( used before 1834 ) : A city in Ontario , Canada .
A community of 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 .
Ellipsis of York County .
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 .
Derived terms
Translations
city in North Yorkshire
Arabic: يورك ( yūrk )
Armenian: Յորք ( Yorkʻ )
Belarusian: Ёрк m ( Jork )
Bengali: ইয়র্ক ( iẏork )
Bulgarian: Йорк m ( Jork )
Chinese:
Cantonese: 約克 / 约克 ( joek3 haak1 )
Mandarin: 約克 / 约克 (zh) ( Yuēkè )
Cornish: Evrek
Corsican: York f
Esperanto: Jorko
Finnish: York (fi)
French: York (fr) m or f , Yorck m or f , Yorque m or f
Georgian: იორკი ( iorḳi )
German: York (de) n
Greek: Υόρκη (el) f ( Yórki ) , Γιορκ (el) n ( Giork )
Ancient: Ἐβόρακον n ( Ebórakon )
Gujarati: યૉર્ક ( yŏrk )
Hebrew: יורק
Hindi: यौर्क ( yaurk )
Icelandic: Jórvík f
Irish: Eabhrac m
Italian: York f , Iorca f
Japanese: ヨーク ( Yōku )
Kannada: ಯೋರ್ಕ್ ( yōrk )
Kazakh: Йорк ( İork )
Korean: 요크 ( Yokeu )
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: یۆرک ( york )
Kyrgyz: Йорк ( York )
Lao: ຢອຣ໌ກ ( yǭn ka ) , ຢອກ ( yǭk )
Latin: Eborācum n , ( rare ) Eborāca f
Latvian: Jorka f
Lithuanian: Jorkas m
Macedonian: Јо́рк m ( Jórk )
Malayalam: യോർൿ ( yōṟk )
Marathi: यॉर्क n ( yŏrka )
Mazanderani: یورک
Norman: Évèroui , Éverouic
Occitan: York f , Yòrk f
Old English: Eoforwīċ n or f
Old Norse: Jórvík f
Polish: York (pl) m
Portuguese: Iorque
Russian: Йорк (ru) m ( Jork )
Scots: York
Scottish Gaelic: Eabhraig m
Sinhalese: යෝර්ක් ( yōrk )
Spanish: York (es) m , Yórk m
Tamil: யார்க் ( yārk ) , யொர்க் ( york ) , யோர்க் ( yōrk )
Telugu: యోర్క్ ( yōrk )
Thai: ยอร์ก
Ukrainian: Йорк m ( Jork )
Urdu: یورک
Welsh: Caerefrog f , Efrog f
Western Panjabi: یارک (pnb)
Yiddish: יאָרק ( york )
English habitational surname
See also
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Etymology
Borrowed from English York .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
York f
York (a city in England )
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English York .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
York f
York (a city in England )
Middle English
Etymology
From Old Norse Jórk , a form of Jórvík , from Old English Eoforwīċ . Compare Everwik , Everwich , directly from the Old English form.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
York
York (a city in Yorkshire , England , United Kingdom ).
Derived terms
Descendants
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Polish
York
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English York . Doublet of Évora .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
York m inan
York (a city and unitary authority in North Yorkshire , England )
Declension
Further reading
York in Polish dictionaries at PWN
York in PWN's encyclopedia
Spanish
Proper noun
York ?
York
Derived terms