York

See also: york

English

Alternative forms

• Yorke (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) +‎ *-ākom (positive suffix). Doublet of Évora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔɹk/
• IPA^(key): /jɔːk/

• Audio (UK):

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• Hyphenation: York
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k

Proper noun

York

1. A placename
   1. A town in the Shire of York, Western Australia.
   2. A coastal town in Sierra Leone.
   3. A place in the United Kingdom:
      1. A city and unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England.
      2. A hamlet in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7033).
   4. A place in Canada:
      1. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
      2. A regional municipality of Ontario, Canada

         Synonyms: Region of York, York Region

      3. A former municipality of Toronto, Canada.
      4. Former name of Toronto. (used before 1834): A city in Ontario, Canada.
      5. A community of Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
      6. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
   5. Places in the United States of America:
      1. A city in Sumter County, Alabama.
      2. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
      3. An unincorporated community in Steuben County, Indiana.
      4. A town in York County, Maine.
      5. An unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri.
      6. A city, the county seat of York County, Nebraska.
      7. A town in Livingston County, New York.
      8. A tiny city in Benson County, North Dakota.
      9. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
      10. An unincorporated community in Sandusky County, Ohio.
      11. A city, the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania.
      12. A city, the county seat of York County, South Carolina.
      13. A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
      14. A small town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
      15. A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.
      16. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
      17. A number of townships in the United States, listed under York Township.
   6. Ellipsis of York County.
2. 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.
3. A habitational surname from Old English from the city or the county; See also Yorke.

Derived terms

• County of York
• New York
• North York
• Region of York
• Rose of York
• Shire of York
• Vale of York
• York County
• York curvature
• yorker
• Yorkie
• Yorkist
• York Region
• Yorks
• Yorkshire
• York time
• Yorkton
• Yorktown
• York Town
• Yorkville

 

Translations

city in North Yorkshire

• Arabic: يورك
• 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
• Esperanto: Jorko
• Finnish: York (fi)
• French: York (fr) m, Yorck m, Yorque m
• Georgian: იორკი (iorḳi)
• German: York (de) n
• Greek: Υόρκη (el) n (Yórki)

  Ancient: Ἐβόρακον n (Ebórakon)

• Gujarati: યૉર્ક (yŏrk)
• Hebrew: יורק
• Hindi: यौर्क (yaurk)
• Icelandic: Jórvík f
• Irish: Eabhrac m
• Italian: York 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)
• Latin: Eborācum n
• Latvian: Jorka f
• Lithuanian: Jorkas m
• Macedonian: Јо́рк m (Jórk)
• Malayalam: യോർൿ (yōṟk)
• Marathi: यॉर्क n (yŏrka)
• Mazanderani: یورک
• Norman: Évèroui, Éverouic
• Old English: Eoforwīċ n or f
• Old Norse: Jórvík f
• Portuguese: Iorque
• Russian: Йорк (ru) m (Jork)
• 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)

House of York

• Esperanto: Jorko
• Greek: Γιορκ n (Giork)
• Japanese: ヨーク家 (Yōku ke)
• Marathi: यॉर्क n (yŏrka)
• Portuguese: Iorque

former name of Toronto

English habitational surname

• Swedish: yorkbo c

See also

• york

Anagrams

• Kory, roky

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English York.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈjɔrk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈjɔɾk]

Proper noun

York f

1. York (a city in England)

Related terms

• Nova York

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English York.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔrk/
• Rhymes: -ɔrk
• Hyphenation: Yòrk

Proper noun

York f

1. York (a city in England)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Yorke, Ȝork, Ȝorke, Ȝorc, Ȝeorc

Etymology

From Old Norse Jórk, a form of Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ. Compare Everwik, Everwich, directly from the Old English form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔrk/

Proper noun

York

1. York (a city in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom).

Derived terms

• Yorkshire, Ȝorkschire

Descendants

• English: York

References

• “York, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-21.

Spanish

Proper noun

York ?

1. York

Derived terms

• jamón York / jamón de York