English Explanatory Dictionary

york

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.
verb
  1. To vomit.
name
  1. A placename:
  2. A town and local government area (the Shire of York), in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
  3. A coastal town in Sierra Leone.
  4. A place in the United Kingdom:
  5. A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England.
  6. A hamlet in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7033).
  7. A place in Canada:
  8. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  9. A regional municipality of Ontario, Canada.
  10. A district and former municipality of Toronto, Canada.
  11. Former name of Toronto (used before 1834): a city in Ontario, Canada.
  12. A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
noun
  1. Short for York Imperial (“apple cultivar”).

Pronunciation

/jɔː(ɹ)k/ en-au-york.ogg /jɔɹk/ /jɔːk/ En-uk-York.ogg

Word forms

york yorks yorking yorked Yorke

Etymology

Back-formation from yorker.

Synonyms

Region of York York Region

Related words

york

Derived words

Cape York Cape York Peninsula County of York Duke of York East York New York North York Region of York Rose of York Shire of York Vale of York York boat York County York curvature yorker York Factory Yorkie York Island Yorkist York Plains York Region York River Yorks Yorkshire York time Yorkton York Town Yorktown York Tyburn Yorkville
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