All Definitions for York
Below are all the dictionary definitions of york:
1To vomit.
2To bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.
3A placename:
4A town and local government area (the Shire of York), in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
5A coastal town in Sierra Leone.
6A place in the United Kingdom:
7A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England.
8A hamlet in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7033).
9A place in Canada:
10A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
11A regional municipality of Ontario, Canada.
12A district and former municipality of Toronto, Canada.
13Former name of Toronto (used before 1834): a city in Ontario, Canada.
14A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
15A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
16A number of places in the United States:
17A city in Sumter County, Alabama.
18An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
19An unincorporated community in Steuben County, Indiana.
20A town in York County, Maine.
21An unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri.
22A city, the county seat of York County, Nebraska.
23A town in Livingston County, New York.
24A tiny city in Benson County, North Dakota.
25An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
26An unincorporated community in Sandusky County, Ohio.
27A city, the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania.
28A city, the county seat of York County, South Carolina.
29A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
30A small town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
31A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.
32An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
33A number of townships in the United States, listed under York Township.
34The 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
35Their symbol was a white rose.
36A royal dukedom traditionally given to the second son of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
37A habitational surname from Old English from the city or the county
38See also Yorke.
39Ellipsis of York County. [A county of New Brunswick, Canada.]
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