YORK
York, House of York
(noun) the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
york (third-person singular simple present yorks, present participle yorking, simple past and past participle yorked)
(cricket) to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.
Etymology 2
Perhaps imitative.
Verb
york (third-person singular simple present yorks, present participle yorking, simple past and past participle yorked)
(slang) To vomit.
Anagrams
• Kory, roky
Etymology
Proper noun
York
A city and unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England.
A hamlet in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7033).
A town lgarea Shire of York in Western Australia.
A neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
A former municipality of Toronto, Canada.
Former name of Toronto (used before 1834).
A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
A community in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
A coastal town in Sierra Leone.
Places in the United States of America
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.
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 habitational surname from the city or the county; See also Yorke.
Anagrams
• Kory, roky
Source: Wiktionary
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