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Etymology
From ON. Jórvík �horse-bay�, adaptation of OE. Eoforwic|Eoforwī� �boar-town�, itself a folk-etymological alteration of L. Eboracum, from Brythonic. Celtic *Eborakon, from *efrawg �yew-tree� (compare Welsh efwr, Breton evor).

Pronunciation
IPA|/j�:k/
:rhymes|��(r)k

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. A city in North Yorkshire, England.
2. The w:House of York|House of York, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century w:Wars of the Roses|Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from w:Edmund of Langley|Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York; their symbol was a white rose.
3. Former name (before 1834) of Toronto.
4. An English habitational surname from the city or the county; See also Yorke.

Translations
trans-top|city in North Yorkshire
Greek: t|el|�ιο�κ|n|trYork|scGrek
Japanese: t-|ja|���|try�ku|scJpan
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Russian: �о�к (Jork) m
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trans-top|House of York
Greek: t|el|�ιο�κ|n|trYork|scGrek
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Japanese: t-|ja|���家|try�ku ke|scJpan
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trans-top|former name of Toronto
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trans-top|English habitational surname
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ttbc|Bulgarian: �о�к (Jork) m
ttbc|French: York (1)
ttbc|Icelandic: Jórvík f
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ttbc|Latin: Eboracum n (1)
ttbc|Old English: Eoforwic|Eoforwī� n/f
ttbc|Old Norse: Jórvík f
ttbc|Spanish: York m
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Derived terms
New York
yorker
Yorkie
Yorkist
Yorks
Yorkshire

See also
york

Category:Cities
Category:English surnames
Category:United Kingdom

fr:York
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