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york¹
- /jɔː(ɹ)k/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
Back-formation from yorker.
verb yorks · yorking · yorked
- to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.
york²
- /jɔː(ɹ)k/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
Perhaps imitative.
verb yorks · yorking · yorked
- To vomit. BADGER: They're eating blueberry pies... […] Okay, finally, Kirk, he can't take it anymore. He yorks! Now it's just down to Chekov and Spock.
York³
- /jɔɹk/ US
- /jɔːk/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
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). Displaced Middle English Everwik, from the Old English.
proper noun Yorke
- A town and local government area (the Shire of York), in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
- A coastal town in Sierra Leone.
- A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England. The letter was signed by Labour mayors in London, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, West Midlands, North East, West of England, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Midlands and York and North Yorkshire.
- A hamlet in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7033).
- A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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A regional municipality of Ontario, Canada.
Similar: Region of York, York Region
- A district and former municipality of Toronto, Canada.
- Former name of Toronto (used before 1834): a city in Ontario, Canada.
- A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
- A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- 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.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under York Township.
- Ellipsis of York County
- 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 royal dukedom traditionally given to the second son of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
- A habitational surname from Old English from the city or the county; See also Yorke.
noun Yorks · Yorke
- Short for York Imperial (“apple cultivar”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: yorker, nypd, city, yorke, northeastern, cork, apple, geneva, antwerp, yorkshire, binghamton, wilfrid, held, joerg, jorg, pierrefonds
Translations
Talk about this word "york." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/york. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. york. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/york "york." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/york.Cite this
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title = {york},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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