Yamoussoukro |
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- The official capital of Cí´te d'Ivoire.
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Yap |
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- An atoll in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia.
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Yarmouth |
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- A town on the Isle of Wight, England
- A town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada
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yarrow |
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- any of several pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea, used sparingly in cooking
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Yellowknife |
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- Capital of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
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Yellowstone |
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- A national park of the USA, located in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming
- A nickname for the 2-8-8-4 train configuration.
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Yemen |
| proper noun
- Country in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen.
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Yerevan |
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- The capital of Armenia.
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Yokohama |
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- a city in Honshu, Japan
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Yonne |
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- One of the départements of Bourgogne, France
- A river of France, see w:Yonne River
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York |
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- A city in North Yorkshire, England.
- 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.
- Former name (before 1834) of Toronto.
- An English habitational surname from the city or the county; See also Yorke.
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Yorkshire |
| noun - (informal) Shorter name for Yorkshire pudding.
proper noun
- A former large county of north-east England; originally divided into three ridings, since 1974 divided into four administrative counties.
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Ypres |
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- A municipality in Flanders, Belgium
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Yugoslavia |
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- Former country on the Balkan Peninsula. In addition to Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, and Croatia were also part of the Yugoslav Federation prior to the 1990s.
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Yukon |
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- Yukon Territory
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