York
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[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse Jórvík (“‘horse-bay’”), adaptation of Old English Eoforwīċ (“‘boar-town’”), itself a folk-etymological alteration of Latin Eborācum, from Brythonic Proto-Celtic *Eborakon, from Proto-Celtic *efrawg (“‘yew-tree’”) (compare Welsh efwr, Breton evor).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /jɔ:k/
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)k
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York
- A city in North Yorkshire, England.
- 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.
- Former name (before 1834) of Toronto.
- A habitational surname from the city or the county; See also Yorke.
[edit] Translations
city in North Yorkshire
former name of Toronto
English habitational surname
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